get to the space station. the rocket carrying over two tons of cargo including a new piece of hardware for the space station so future space taxis could dock with the space station. tell us about that. there was a docking ring they were going to attach to make it easier to attach more vehicles to the station. again, that s not going to it s not a life or death situation. it s about making it easier. sort of an air traffic control problem. place the taxi and keep the aircraft to come visit. they ll have to build a new docking ring and put it on a future mission. that plan will be delayed somewhat but not critical to the health and well-being of the crew. it s just not it s not easy getting supplies to and from the space station, never has been. and up to this point spacex and elon musk has had an extraordinary run. miles, stay with me for a moment if you can. i ll bryning in rachel crane as
well, my hope is that this era of commercial cargo launch and then commercial space taxis to the space station and then tourism is one happen how to get more uses out of what we have is going to open up industry between earth and the moon. by that i mean asteroids mining. lower the launch cost you can get a prospector spacecraft. you can use the natural resources of space either harvest solar power or harvesting water from an asteroid or the moon. all these things become more possible if you can drop the launch cost. this is a great incentive for spacex and nasa can do more exploration. tom jones, you re call was breaking up. just to remind people this mission scrubbed at the last second because of weather. they re hoping that elon musk and company that maybe the third time is a charm two prior
it s time to shift some focus now to out of this world. just imagine taking a nice stroll in space and then coming back to your room and having this breathtaking view. well, this new piece of space gear hoping to make that a reality. our open will carr is live in vegas. when will this high-tech habitat be heading into space? this is heading up to the international space station this year and private enterprise stepped up because nasa had its budget slashed so much. here at big low arrow pace in leaves, this is the beamtxfm1:j which stands for big low expandable activity module in layman s terms it s a cool toy for astronauts where they can live and work. space taxis created by spacex af รท boeing to the international
dialogue can resolve the issue. international space station is readied for the next phase of space travel. two american astronauts completed their third space walk in just over a week rigging up new parking spots for space taxis. since nasa retired the shuttle s fleet, u.s. scientists have had to book rides on russian spacecraft. the boeing and spacex are building commercial vehicles that will begin flight in 2017. we have a perfect get away for spacex and rockets lifting off from cape canaveral, florida. the company was carrying two commercial satellites in to orbit. after a launch last month, spacex tried to land the rocket on a barge so it could be reused but the experiment failed. last night s rocket landed back in the ocean. it won t likely be recovered. a thrift store shopper scored a piece of history for 40 bucks. dr. julielynn wong of toronto said she thought the blue suit was just a replica of one that
with more and more companies getting into the business. private space taxis will be the anything in the very near future. for somebody with a couple of hundred thousand dollars to spare. the legendary singing trio, the last of the andrew sisters has died. patty andrews usually took the lead. they rose to fame in world war ii. aidiences went crazy with their perfect three part harmonies, and unlike those of the day who shared a microphone, the andrews sisters moved. that s patty andrews in the center. and she and her sisters ultimately sold 80 million records through their career. the singer died of natural causes at her home in los angeles. patty andrews, the last of the