many felt gm had to build plants like orion.was modernize or be run over by the auto business of the 1980s. how does gm, or any business, decide what will be profitable? we asked economic analyst richard gill. essentially what gm had to do in considering this investment was to compare the expected rate of return with the cost of money needed to finance the investment-- the interest rate. how does one calculate this expected rate of return? let's consider a simple case. a firm is considering putting $1 million into a new piece of machinery. this machinery lasts only a year. during that year, the businessman expects this machinery will add enough to output to increase revenue by $1.2 million. the rate of return is 20%. the way we would calculate it is by this formula. r is the expected rate of return. in numbers... if the interest rate is below 20%, the investment will be profitable. if it is above 20%, it will be unprofitable. in real life, it is more complicated. the new plant and equipment would last many years. guessing the ex

atk is deeply involved in orio orion's launch aboard system.st down i-95 in elkton, maryland. >> into the rocket motor casing -- >> which is here. >> which is here. >> more of third of atk's employees live in the delaware valley and they're pump about this project. >> i have been coming up to me who want to be a part of this program. they want to be on this program because they know what it's about. >> this is a vehicle that will take humans to pioneer deep space. >> with earth in the rear view mirror orion will forge a path in the storied tradition of louis, clark and magellan and nasa hopes reignite the fire jfk set in the '60s. >> on december 4th orion will launch from cape canvassing al. unmanned test flight will checkout all kinds of things including heat shield that. launch will take a crew mod you've deeper into space than we've been sips apollo and i'll be there along with a bunch of people from the delaware valley working on the mission. super exciting stuff and you'll see it all live right here on fox 29. >> that will be so cool. >> s

aerospace and defense company atk is deeply involved in orio orion's launch aboard system.ocket motor casing. >> which is here. >> which is here. >> more than a third of atk's employees live in the delaware valley, and they are pumped about this project. >> i have people coming up to me who want to be a part of this program. they want to be on this program because they know what it's about. >> this is a vehicle that will take humans to pioneer deep space. >> with earth in the rear view mirror orion will forge a path in the storied tradition of lewes, clark and magellan. nasa hopes reignite the fire jfk set in the '60s. >> on december 4th orion will launch from cape canvassing al. it will check out all kinds of things including heat shield, that launch will indeed take a crew module depth per in space than we've been since 1972. apollo, guess, what i'll there be. along with a whole bunch of people from the delaware valley working on the mission. it's super, super incredible. you'll see it live right here on fox 29. >> it will be a lot warmer down there. >> yes, it will. >> s

the journey of the orion continues, a slow possession. a remarkable story of a photograph of a slave that risked her life who witnessed the destruction of confederate robert e lee's home. >> >>> welcome back. n.a.s.a. is planning to do something that hasn't been done in 40 years. the agency is planning to send a new spacecraft for a test flight into deep space, and hopes it will pave the way for a flight into mars. all of in this the wake of recent failures. >> reporter: after last weeks virgin galactic crash, and another explosion on lift off, n.a.s.a. had words. >> in the space business we are one big family, when someone has a failure, we feel it and rally behind them. >> ambitious plans continue for the orion spacecraft will by take a flight without a crew and eventually journey to mars. it looks similar to the other spacecraft. like apollo it launches vertically and parachutes into the ocean. next month's test launches the orion 3,600 miles above the surface. 16 times higher than the international space station, and further than any

orion has no common pieces of equipment with those which appear to be at fault in those disasters. lockheed says a disaster for one team sets everyone back. >> i think sets back the public perception of can we fly safely. >> reporter: can we fly safely? >> i think we can and we continue to fly safely but makes us aware and vigilant that this is a challenging business. >> reporter: the only manned part of the test night will be the navy divers recovering orion after splash down in intentionally rough seas off baja. orion is currently being funded about $1 billion a year. >> when i look at the overall political landscape, the budget is tight. we recognize that. we recognize that we are blessed to have money that we have and need to be good stewards of the money. the things we are arguing about it seems the president and congress agree on this thing. >> reporter: once again on monday orion begins its journey out here. the test flight is december 4. if all goes well there will be a second test flight. 2021 astronauts will go up perhaps where no man has gone before. back to you. >> than

. >> reporter: ambitious flights continue for the orion spacecraft.oks similar to the apollo spacecraft and represents a sharp departure from the shuttle program. it launches vertically and parachutes into the ocean. next month's test will launch the orion 36 miles above the earth, farther than any spacecraft designed to carry humans has gone in over 40 years. the plan is that four and a half hours later the orion will reenter the u.s. atmosphere at speeds at 20,000 miles an hour. >> this test is really crucial to understanding the problems of deep space as well and making the spacecraft as safe as we possibly can. >> the test will be on the heat shield, the largest ever made. >> 4,000°, 1.6 inches thick, will burn off, about 20% will burn off. the big part of this test is we'll get it back, and examine it and see how it performed. >> nasa's goal is to send the orion with astronauts to the moon and beyond. the first trip is planned for 2018. courtney keely, al jazeera. >> president obama is in the far east for the apec summit. that's next. on al jazee

next month's test launches the orion.s 15 times higher than the international space station's position in orbit. and further than any spacecraft designed to carry. 4.5 hours later. the orion will re-enter the atmosphere. the flight test and campaign is repeating deep space flights. making the vehicle is safe. >> reporter: the launch and re-entry at high speed and textures will test the heat shield, the largest made. >> the heat shield will see 4,000 degrees, it's 1.6 inches thick. it will burn off - 20% will burn off. that's part of the plan. the big part of the test will get it back. there's a lot of uncertainty. >> n.a.s.a.'s goal is to send the orion with astronauts to the moon and behind. the first test mission is planned for 2018 >>> we can't find any of these cars on dealer lots. ford is selling concept cars. the 2001 thunder bird and 2002 lincoln continental. they are the first version of a model before going into auction some will go as low as $5,000, others as high as $300,000. you can place your bets on saturday

the plan is that the orion will reenter the earth's atmosphere at speeds of 2500 miles per hour. the launch at high speeds and high temperatures will test the heat shield, the largest ever made. >> it's going to see 4,000 degrees. it's about a 1.6 inches thick. it will burn off, we project 20% that have will burn off, that's part of the plan. the big part of the test is we'll get it back, see how it performed. there's uncertainty relative to the dynamics and flow. >> the plan is to send the orion with astronauts to the moon and beyond. the first test mission around the moon is planned for 2018. >> this is america's first real return to space with its first new spacecraft in decades. it's also the first time in decades a u.s. spacecraft can go to the moon with the ultimate goal of really going to mars. >> love it, what happens next? >> today you're going to see this majestic procession of what we people as the real kind of spaceship making its way to the launch pad. it will be rolled out slowly against the nighttime sky. it will be placed on delta four rockets and they will start

nasa is ready to take a big step to test the orion spacecraft. that's next. >>> coming up on "real money," by almost every measure america's economy is turning around. if you're middle class and close to retirement, you could be headed for trouble. what else when wellness programs at work go too far? all that and more on "real money." >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >>> nasa is getting ready to unveil the space program. the orion space plan will be revealed in a few hours. it's part of a shift for a mission to mars. jake ward has more. >> the orion is a big, bad, bold new exploration vehicle. it can carry six astronauts deeper into space that humanity has gone. it's full of extraordinary new technologies. what's most striking is how much it looks like the system that is brought us to the moon in the 1960s and '70s. it's a crew module on top of the classic configurati

this is nasa's new orion rocket. it involved a trip to the launch pad.ll take off november 4th. no astronauts will be on the flight. the goal is to test all the rocket systems before any humans are on board. the orion rocket was designed to take astronauts deeper into space than ever before and a possible landing on mars. very cool. >> daring rescue operation to free a man who got trapped inside a wall. the question now of course is why was he in there? this happened in long mont, colorado, north of denver. look at the rescue video. crews had to use a circular small to cut over the department store. the man was stuck between the store's inside and outside walls. he might have been there three days. he got in using a vent on the roof of the store. not quite sure why he went in that way. i believe he was a homeless man. he is being treated at the hospital. >> apple pay, google wallet, credit, cash, you have more options when it comes to paying at the register. we look to see if one is safer than the the other. all week consumer reporter erika gonzalez is w

we are doing cool stuff. >> lift off of the orion is set for september 4th. manned missions will begin in 2021 >>> finally, the picture of the day. fire works exploding over beijing for the apec summit welcome ceremony. world leaders are gathering to discuss the key issues. that does it for us at this hour. i'm jonathan betz. "america tonight" with joie chen starts now on al jazeera america america tonight brought you the story that shocked the nation sex crimes on campus: >> i remember waking up and he was trying to have sex me... >> now we return has anything changed? >> his continued presence on the campus put the entire community at risk >> for the better... >> i was arrested for another false charge that she had made up... >> america tonight's special report sex crimes on campus: one year later on al jazeera america onen "america tonight": back on campus. one year after we began our ground breaking look at sex crimes, how much has really changed and what fuels this epidemic of sex crimes on campus? >> and i tried to push him off but i was so weak, becaus

nasa has spent over $5 billion so far on orion. outside the orion looks not too different from apollo, there are composite material, 3d printed parts, fewer switches. >> everything -- you know, it's the shape and the heat shield are more apollo heritage so they look familiar. everything inside is totally different. the technology has changed so much. the ways that you build things has changed so much. there's not that much heritage. >> and after a tough week in real space, science fiction hits the big screen today with "interstellar." is this our future? lockheed and nasa hope to have manned orion flights. later we'll talk about the unique business model for this particular flight. it's not particularly the old model where nasa runs everything. certainly not the new commercial contract model. it's a strange new sort of hybrid, guys. we're going to talk about that later. back to you. >> thank you, jane, for that. we're going to go from rocket ships to twitter. >> you don't want to talk about anything at all? >> i always want to talk

. >> reporter: yes, nasa is still in the space business and will test its new orion spacecraft next month. a mars mission they say could be a reality in about 20 years, and we know someone who will be ready. harry smith, nbc news, baton rouge. >> she needs a co-pilot, she knows where to call. that's our broadcast on this monday night as we begin a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> we hear between 15 to 20 pigs pretty much every night. >> right now, they're proven to be pigheaded. wild pigs pushing their way into south san jose neighborhoods, too close for comfort. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. they're back. every year around this time the pigs go out on the prowl for food. and they leave a trail of destruction across a lot of people's front lawns. this time around it's happening near coyote creek and maynard drive and foursome road in south san jose. some homeowners say a pack of boars terrorize them nightly. michelle roberts joins us at one complex where people are fight

never forget what happened in an orchard in afghanistan to lieutenant dan berschinski, and to troy orion tom, the navajo indian from shiprock, new mexico. you'll discover how corporate tough guys "neutron jack" welch and "chainsaw al" dunlap modeled the ceo of the future, blazing away during the high noon of capitalism at the middle class and working people. here is how america lost its way. but you'll also see why the only practical response to what's happened to us is for people to fight back. that may sound like a cliche, perhaps, but bob herbert has seen it happen before, and comes home from his journey believing it can happen again. he was a columnist for "the new york times" for 18 years, a champion of working people and the middle class like his hard-working parents in new jersey. we're good friends and kindred spirits, as well as colleagues at the schumann media center, from which he is presently on leave working on a major documentary. bob, good to see you again. >> great to be here, bill. thank you. >> what does the country look like out there? you encounter a lot of problems i

. >> reporter: yes, nasa is still in the space business and will test its new orion spacecraft next monthy say could be a reality in about 20 years, and we know someone who will be ready. harry smith, nbc news, baton rouge. >> she needs a co-pilot, she knows where to call. that's our broadcast on this monday night as we begin a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. lights, camera, access. >> i will her. >> because it happen to me. >> the shocking rape allegations return. i am billy bush and why now? and how many women accused

. >> reporter: yes, nasa is still in the space business and will test its new orion spacecraft next monthy say could be a reality in about 20 years, and we know someone who will be ready. harry smith, nbc news, baton rouge. >> she needs a co-pilot, she knows where to call. that's our broadcast on this monday night as we begin a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. beyoncÈ and jay-z's weekend. new pictures from little sister solange's wedding. >>> beyoncÈ, jay-z, the bride and groom all in white dancing up a storm at solange's wedding. did beyoncÈ sing? >>> angelina crying on the red carpet. >> her emotional premier of "unbroken." >> we have all the a-listers. >> can ris is a and renee on double duty. did daddid dad have a bit too m drink? >>> a new one on one with jen aniston. her thanksgiving plans revealed. >> my dad comes over. >> plus katherine heigl's public apology. >> i'm sorry she's left with such a crappy impression with me. >> i want to have a third. >>> this is "extra" at unive

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a new clock will be in place for orion test launch. >> wouldn't it be a great gift for somebody who has everything. >> reporter: now it's on theift back of a truck going to a museum. a missed opportunity. >> reporter: you're seeing snow on grassy surfaces, the highways are wet. on the secondary roads you might find slick spots. drop the speeds a little bit. it's busy on the montgomery malls people head out. mass transit, we're on a holiday, that sunday schedule because of the parade. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're basically dry, there are snow showers that have pop up pushing toward the east. the latest in the middle of philadelphia. it's not going to last long and not do that much. we're in the 30s across the region, windchills in the 30s. 36 by 9:00. 40 by noon, 42 is the high, we'll see that at 3:00 p.m. and 36 degrees by 6:00 p.m. >> tam. >> thank you, david. in "healthcheck" the message is getting through the best thing to do for your health is to quit smoking. the smoke rate for american adults dipped below 18% for the first time. the smoking rate stalle

this is the first flight test of the orion spacecraft. yeah, i hope we are entering a new phase of awareness and excitement of the space programs. >> i want to get one last question in before i let you go. the ntsb saying the pilot in that virgin galactic crash ejected from the vehicle. what do you think happen? ble, you know, the ntsb has said the feathering system was activated accidentally before it was supposed to be. it was during powered flight. the right seat pilot, there's cockpit video that showed he unlocked the feathering mechanism. that in itself should not have caused the accident. there had to be another failure that caused the feathering system to deploy. the surviving pilot apparently in the interview said he doesn't really remember how he got clear. he could have made it out through one of the escape panels, could have been flown clear by the vehicle breaking up. really a miracle that he woke up at somewhere around 50,000 feet and was able to unbuckle himself from his seat and the parachuted deployed. >> former astronaut

exploration flight test one involves launching an orion into orbit.uccess could lead to a manned flight expected to take place in 2022, and possibly a voyage to mars. sending people to mars has been a science fiction dream that a number of groups are hoping to turn into reality. doing that is a nightmarish challenge. erica pitzi reports. >> reporter: in the first space race landing a man on the moon was the goal. fulfilled in july 1969 by neil armstrong. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: while the apollo missions proved the ability to overcome hurdles, going to mars is more challenging. first of all, going to the moon takes three days. going all the way to mars takes months. >> that's a lot of food and water that will have to be hauled along with the crew. once we get there the real difficulties begin. without suits we would die within minutes on the surface of mars. the atmosphere is thin. a fraction of what we need to survive. what atmosphere there is on mars is poisonous. 95% carbon dioxide. the snow that fall

this is the new orion roebcket. no astronauts will be on that flight. the goal is to make sure all the rocket systems can work before it can carry any humans. how cool to finally put somebody on bars. >> more than 30 years since they put a rocket on the launch pad. it will be exciting to watch. >> for sure. fog and mild temperatures. >> we're getting quite a bit of de of my storm team 4 facebook, twitter followers are posting photos. here is where you can post fog photos to instagram, twitter, and facebook. that's what daniel perez did. he took this a few minutes ago. dense fog in alexandria. a great job capturing dense fog. you know it's even worse than that. right now all the counties in gray are under a dense fog advisory. and visibilities are down under a quarter mile. and that is going to be with us for another couple of hours for the metro area. so watch out for students and pedestrians this morning in the dense fog. temperatures right now fairly mild. 50s in fairfax, prince george's county. cooler in loudoun fauquier and prince william. cooler ai

there are no common elements between that engine last week and the one used i by orion.er on street signs more. >> we'll watch for more later on today. >> we're nearing 11:30on the east coast. markets on in europe are just about the close. >> another day in europe has fallen whilst the indices are flat overall. and negative for the week. down about a half percent on the week overall. there are stocks doing well today. oil, gas services have bounced back. and let me show you companies of that reported today. allianz and richemont. since the stress test you have an underperformance of over 4%. partly because of the stress tests and what that showed moving forward. also importantly the situation with draghi. on the one hand yesterday you got that commitment effectively to a trillion euros on the balance sheet. and some say okay maybe we get qe in january. you still didn't get talk on buying corporate bonds and still don't have the answer to the question as to whether they will buy sovereign debt and have those prices artificially inflated. the greek banks in particular have

and nasa has the first test flight of its orion deep spacecraft next month. going to carry people beyond the moon to mars, but that pace is very slow, and -- >> when you say slow, to, what is slow? you're talking many, many years -- >> i'm talking about is no americans will leave earth's orbit to go to the moon and beyond until at least the early 2020s and that should be sped up by the congress and overriding the president's slow pace of exploration. >> how likely will that be. >> congress can fund human space activities at a higher level than what the president is asking for, and push that through. i think that rather than wait for the slow pace that the president is proposing, both in planetary signs and home exploration, congress can push that long. it will take a consensus between the executive and the congress to boost the nasa space budget. with way want americans to be visiting an as store erode or back to the moon and on, we need to increase the nasa budget now by five annually, and the trend has been going down. >> tom jones, thank you for your servi

. >> nasa sent europe its congratulations on the day the orion spacecraft rolled out.t major mission, putting our astronauts onto a comet sometime in the 2020s. bret? >> phil, thank you. we now know some of what the president may do on immigration, new don'ts obtained by foxx news. we'll talk about them with the panel when we come back. ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. >>> i'm going to don't what i can do through executive action. it's not going to be everything that needs to get done. and it will take time to put that in place. and in the interim, the minute they pass a bill that addresses the problems with immigration reform, i will sign it. >> i think president obama has the duty to help build the trust we all need to move forward together, not to double down on old ways of doing business. that's why i think moving forward with the unilateral action on immigration he's planned would be a big mistake. >> sources tell fox news that tha

perhaps we can upgrade the kennedy space center for the orion test flight. >> good to see you, pal. a tiger on the loose. stay tuned. óqoqúúÑ@ >>> there's a tiger playing tourist near paris. people told to stay inside after people noticed the thing walking around. only a few miles from disneyland paris but they don't keep tigers there. don't know where he is from. >> on this day in 1979, the basketball star darryl dawkins shatter head is first backboard and would go on to smash many more. he called this. chocolate thunder. had nicknames for this dunks, like look out below. the nba installed shatter proof backboards. that was 35 years ago today. everybody is laughing. the joke is on me. >> the dow is up again. we set another record. life is good enjoy your day. >> put the olive branch away. tonight, fox on top of both sides digging in, as democrats and republicans pick their teams, pick their feets and we're talking a lot of fights. get ready. this lame duck session has only just started quacking. >> welcome everybody. i'm neil cavuto. maybe it was harry reid giving elizabeth warre

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so you have to go either where the natural history museum is ori ori orion onward down the mall.e concert for valor is less than half an hour from starting. back to you. >> thanks, david. >>> veterans day hits home for a lot of families, and this elementary school in springfield, virginia. 20% of the students' families are military at that school. the school hosted a big veterans day ceremony, and the school community has an active group that supports kids and spouses of soldiers who are deployed. >> we call ourselves the military spouses group. but we're there for everybody. we do family activities. we do movie nights out. we do dinners here at the school. >> it's our hope to remind our students too about our cherished values. we need to ensure they understand the past and what patriotism means. what bravery means. what sacrifice means. >> reporter: active military personnel from all five branches of the armed services attended that ceremony today. >>> new questions as a student clings to life after a plane crash in virginia. >>> a warning from the governor of missouri as police

>> nasa next month is going to do the first test flight of the orion spacecraft from florida and do ae of orbits and splash down in florida. it won't have a crew but it will test out the spacecraft before future missions which will be used to send humans to the moon, to asteroids and eventually to mars. >> fantastic stuff, geoff faust, thank you so much. >>> it would be an understatement to say author george r martin's "game of thrones has become a pop culture statement. it shocks fans and he talked to david shuster and said reaction to the surprises makes him feel he has done his job as an author. >> i want to engage my readers' emotions or my viewers' emotions. you don't want, you know -- death is a big thing, you know, when we experience death in real life, it affects us when your parents die, or god forbid one of your children dies, it affects you smoemings. if we are creating characters that we really care about, we should react in a similar way when they die in fiction or on television. it shouldn't be just, okay. that character is dead. let me go out and get a sandwich during a

the orion capsule will be launched. the capsule will orbit earth twice while tests on just about every part of it are done. then it will parachute into the pacific ocean. the tests will help determine if the capsule can take humans into deep space, including a possible mission to mars. >>> space buffs may soon be able to take advantage of a new opportunity. a kickstarter campaign is raising money for an unmanned mission to the moon. it's called lunar mission one and will allow donors to send up their 21st century time capsules will be buried on the moon including private messages, videos, even a piece of yourself. you can send up a lock of your hair. >>> one more item about taking flight. this one comes from, believe it or not, tgi friday restaurants in britain. >> the chain is launching its so-called mistletoe drones. you like that? >> come on. >> that's pretty creative. of course, to get diners to spooch. nearly half of all brits have never kissed under mistletoe. >> the drones not only have mistletoe but a kiss camer

it's going to debut next week during the orion test 'lanche. >> that's an end of an era. >> that clock familiar to so many. >> very, very sad. >>> with all the news about bad weather running around for thanksgiving day weekend, one illinois family decided to get a head start an the celebration. >> these ring tail lemurs wasted no time digging in, feasting an a traditional mail. sweet potato pie. >> that's not beer there, is it? >> yes it is. no, i'm joking. and a faux turkey made of biscuits. and it was dressed in faux cranberries and made of grape jelly. >> going straight for the -- >> is this something i don't know about lemurs. come on, dude. slow down. pace yourself. very cute story. >>> one reason they celebrate early is so they can greet their human friends who will visit today since admission to the video zoo is free. >> do you think they know it's thanksgiving? >> i bet they don't get beer often. that wasn't really beer. >> do you think they know thanksgiving turkeys are made out of meat, not biscuits? >> so many questions i have about lemurs. >> is there a lemur expert out the

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. >>> the orion spacecraft will move into the cape canaveral launch pad, and will launch without a crew, an unmanned mission, liftoff on december 4. this is an animation of the mission of what they expect to happen. the mission is designed to make sure the spacecraft and heat shield can handle the stress expected on future flights, it is an element in the future plans to send astronauts to mars. >>> a close encounter with a hammerhead shark off the coast of california, four men were spear fishing near anacapa island when they spotted the 8- foot hammerhead. one turned on his camera, put bait in the water to draw the shark closer and jumped in with a friend. can you believe that? he said the hammerhead was aggressive. they got back in the boat. experts say hammerhead shark sightings and attacks are rare. >>> people in the midwest are waking up to a foot of snow at least, and that heavy snow and frigid temperatures are expected to continue, we'll tell you which areas will be hit hardest. >>> a possible lead in the search for missing dan ha. >>> work is underway to make way for a national

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