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Says, President Trumps vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of washington is moving closer to reality in the pentagon and white house, where Officials Say they have begun to plan a Grand Military Parade later this year showcasing the might of Americas Armed forces. Trump has long mused publicly and privately about wanting such a parade, but a January 18th Meeting between trump and top generals in the pentagons tank, a room reserved for topsecret discussions, marked a Tipping Point according to two officials briefed on the planning. So theres where we begin. Lets bring in our leadoff panel on a tuesday night. Phillip ....
Is experiencing temperatures of about 3,500 degrees fahrenheit. it forces this fiery plasma to quite literally engulf the capsule, causing that communications blackout for six or seven minutes, in which the mission control on the ground and the crew in the capsule cannot communicate with one another. and even though you know that this is happening and you prepare for it, it has to be a slightly unnerving moment knowing that you re just on your own out there, hurtling through space. elon musk described it as a meteor going through. and he said, you know, we had to do everything to make sure that that meteor does not get vaporized. and what they have been able to accomplish with this crewed dragon capsule and falcon 9 rocket and the reusability of the booster, which will ultimately make space flight more affordable for everyone, for companies, for people, it s really quite incredible. then we saw those two parachutes deploy. ....
Delays factored in. our jet planes still fly at the same speed as they did in the eisenhower era because there s no elon musk to make them any better or faster. one final note about elon musk, the inventor of tesla. he sent his own tesla into space today just for fun. so there s now a car, his own red tesla roadster, hurtling through space at 18,000 miles an hour with a mannequin astronaut at the wheel named starman. on the car stereo is space oddity by bowie. ground control to major tom is playing on a loop while the car transitions into an elliptical orbit of the earth and mars. and there on the dashboard it says don t panic. elon musk, ladies and gentlemen. that s our broadcast for tonight. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. ....