it s on a launch pad and nasa is hoping to put it into orbit as the shuttle fleet approaches retirement. gregg: major developments in the battlefield in libya. rebels in ziwia in a fierce fight with forces loyal to moammar gadhafi who launch add predawn attack using tanks and artillery to retake the town near tripoli. the pro-government forces are on the outskirts of that city, regroup and preparing for another thrust into the city. victory or defeat for both sides, very much up in the air this hour. jonathan hunt streaming live near the front lines near the tunisia-libya battle. the battle is raging on two fronts. iwia and the eastern port city. there there seems to be a more clear cut victory for the anti-gadhafi rebels. they have taken that town, having moved there and before
be flown, tested, checked out and returned to earth. i think this is the same thing the air force will use this mini shuttle to carry reconnaissance sensors, scientific payloads that can be returned, examined to see how they can be improved for later applications. now, we re a couple minutes away from the launch of the these things are always fascinating. when it happens, i want to you step us through it and describe it. we want to hear what you have to say. just under one minute. the payload is kind of hush, hush. that s right. the vehicle isn t secret. it used to be a nasa design. the air force took it over when nasa funding ran out. and so the vehicle has been flown and its launches and landings are not classified, but what it carries is. so that leads people to think that they re carrying test bed sensors, check out new sensor idea for doing reconnaissance and those sensors, that technology is very sensitive.
booster throttle back right on schedule. response looks good. hump speeds are right on schedule. gregg: tom jones, look good to you? yeah. the atlas is a very reliable rocket and i expect they ll have a smooth flight to orbit. if the nose cone opens up on schedule, the mini shuttle inside will be released into orbit and we might see it back on earth in seven or eight mohs. gregg: we ve been kind of holding our breath cause it was just yesterday that out in california, an xl rocket carrying nasa s glory satellite, an earth observation satellite, failed and fell into the pacific ocean and it was the second time in two years that a taurus rocket failed. but this is a better rocket? i wouldn t say better, but it has a much longer track record. this is a descendant of the rockets that launched john into
automatic transfer that to a savings account. that way the savings doesn t disappear. heather: amanda, thank you so much for joining us. minor savings can have a big effect. we appreciate it. thanks. gregg: all right. we re keeping an eye on what s happening down south. awaiting the atlas rocket launch now. we ll continue to follow that. could happen in the next ten minutes. we got tom jones, former nasa astronaut is going to be joining us to explain what is so secret about this. there is the control room. one cheer for college grads in a very tough job market. 70% of the attendees get a job. we ll take you inside. then a man understandably upset about his cat stuck in a tree for three very coal days. wait til you hear how the community responds. stick around for that. it s not america. you can t even get a cat out of
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