falling foam is said to have led to the shuttle discovery over texas it happened long enough into the flight that it shouldn t be a problem at all. it s probably a piece of foam about maybe 8 by 10 inches that comes off well after the area of concern from an impact of the orbiter standpoint. they will still carefully check for shuttle damage during long career, discovery has lifted to space the hubble space telescope into orbit and space craft that carried astronaut john glenn when he returned to space in 199. this time discovery s mission involves carrying a compartment for supplies for the space station. it also has a special passenger on board or something. robonaut 2. r 2 for short. it is a prototype designed to help astronauts perform chores or dangerous assignments in space. now, the standoff in wisconsin. state police there trying to
bloomber bloomberg. republicans swept in power on tuesday night, reclaiming a majority of the house of representative. tomorrow on fox news sunday, chris wallace sits down for an exclusive interview with three key house republicans. congressman issa, eric cantor and paul ryan. check the local listing for time and channel. up next, month-long delay for the space shuttle discovery. but a member isn t leafing the capsule. hear about nasa s robonaut when we continue. [ male announcer ] in the event of a collision, the smartest thing you could do is cut the fuel supply, unlock the doors, and turn on the hazards. or get a car that does it for you.
orion spacecraft can take us beyond and deep space. that s a reasonable trade to take that past generation of spacecraft and transform the resources to something that will catapult us out farther. robots are a big part of that. as you know, the space shuttle discovery taking up the robonaut 2 to serve as assistant to space station. science project to learn how robots in space might help the humans and increase the productivity up there. uma: you are part of an elite fraternity of the individuals who had priv lenl of going up in space. we thank you for joining us. and sharing our insights with us. hopefully, keep our fingers crossed, we will see a launch at the end of the month. thank you for joining us. great privilege. good to be with you. uma: nice to see. the next guest has a reason to gloat and feel good about the election forecast. larry sabato had the highest number of election predictions for the 2010 election and the author of upcoming book