need, and what the fertility. >> red, and so, what are the main goals for fy 19 and why 20 for space center, >> it is the development of the sensors, that would go on, as part of the payload. >> and, that was one of the things that was highlighted during the missile defense review rollout here, yet, it is not mentioned at all, i think, in the presentation you gave your pick >> right, because it is a broader department initiative that we are a part of, and i stay multimission, or maybe that is too broad of a term, but i mentioned, indications in the morning, i talk about, detection, and tracking, there are other capabilities, that that system will be required to do, and we are just part of that. >> who has the lead on space center layer, >> it is, it is at the department level. >> c. >> it will be, it is within the department. i am just not prepared to talk about it today. >> i am -- corporation, i have a question, with homeland defense, so, do you already decide, where, argue deployed, and, if not, when do you decided? >> so, i talked about it earlier, maybe you were not here, but, the over

hoping for good weather because the countdown is on for the high-stakes liftoff at the kennedy space center where elon musk's spacex prepares to test launch the rocket it plans to use to carry astronauts. nbc's tom costello is there. >> reporter: sitting on the same pad used to launch apollo and space shuttle crews, the spacex rocket and dragon crew vehicle that nasa is banking on to send americans back to the space station. but first this unmanned test flight to prove to nasa the dragon is safe to one day carry astronauts. >> i can't begin to explain to you how exciting it is for a test pilot to be on a first flight of a vehicle. and, you know, we'll be ready when spacex and nasa's ready for us to fly it. >> reporter: going along for the ride, a mannequin astronaut named ripley, fully wired to monitor the g-forces and stress that a human may one day experience. if all goes well with this unmanned test, spacex hopes to be launching astronauts from the space center as soon as this summer. american astronauts haven't lifted off in an american rocket since the shuttle was retired in 2011. now

morgan brennan is at the kennedy space center in florida. >> reporter: it's a critical test tha m wouldk a major milestone for commercial space flight and for america. spacex's demo 1 launch for nasa. if all goes as planned, it will be the fst time a commercially built spacecraft will launch into space, visit the international space station and do so for the gove dment. >> we'ng things that are really risky that most normal do.an beings don't and the designs and at complexity of what we have to do, we're strapping human beings on top of rockets with millions of pounds of thrust and hurling into orbit to go attach to a space station to do world-cutting research. that isn't >>trivial. eporter: the last time astronauts launched from american soil was from this very same launch pad, 39a, in 2011. sinc the space shuttle progr ended, the u.s. has not had the capability to send humans int orbit. instead, we have paid large sums to the russians to do it for us. to address that, nasa awarded two contracts, one to spacex to develop the capsule for $2.5 billion. the other to boeing for just over $4

becomes the lead at what becomes the johnson space center where the human space activities all took place and he shepherded that effort all the way through program and finally retired in the early 1970s. ison't think that name well known. i don't think that individual is well known, but it certainly should be. >> what's your message to historians here in chicago? >> there are lots of things yet to be done in the flight.of space that is a really interesting area for exploration. toties very closely larger concerns that we have in a whole variety of areas, economically, politically, socially, culturally and we've only begun to scratch the surface of what we this.tand about >> roger launius, we thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> interested in american history tv? visit our website, c-span.org/history. view our tv schedule, preview upcoming programs, and watch college lectures, museum tours, archival films and more. american history tv at c-span.org/history. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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three, two, one, zero. >> a history-making launch overnight for the spacex rocket at the kennedy space centerending a dragon capsule to the international space astation. it i test that will hopefully lead the way to astronauts going to space as early as thi summer. >>> taking onam on. a california

contessa brewer, andrew ross sore kin carl is on assignment, so is morgan brennan at the kennedy space center going to hear from her in just a moment. >> all right let's begin with tech stocks major indexes off initial highs, nasdaq on pace for a tenlt straight week of gains first time in 20 years since christmas eve, up nearly 20%. faang stocks fueling the rally, all five off to a strong start for the year joining us where to find value, tom forte, and aaron kessler gentlemen, good to see you both. tom, we regained some ground we lost last fall heading into spring, what drives tech >> sure, you look at in particular for amazon and for apple, it's about maintaining strength in the u.s. consumer and then the cloud computing effort for amazon and then for apple it's really about finding new opportunities beyond the iphone but i do think that, you know, 2019 you're still looking at good up side, at least for amazon and apple on the cloud computing efforts for amazon, and apple's ability to find opportunities beyond the iphone. >> aaron, where are you looking for continued growth drivers >> the t

that could pave the way for a new era of space exploration vehicle getting down here at kennedy space center in florida billionaire elon musk's company space x. successfully launched an unmanned test flight bound for the international space station. what to what today really represents is a new era in space flight and an era where we are looking forward to being one customer as an agency and as a country we're looking forward to being one customer of many customers in our in a robust commercial marketplace in lower earth orbit so that we can drive down costs and increase access in ways that historically have not been possible. the crew dragon capsule atop the falcon nine rocket is the first space shuttle intended for commercial use the only passenger on this demo one mission is a dummy named ripley carrying with him four hundred pounds of supplies for the space station it's expected to arrive on sunday and if all goes well the next mission could put two astronauts in space as early as this july nasa wardy contracts to space x. and boeing to develop cheaper methods of going to space since ret

let's go down to the kennedy space center and take a look at "challenger" sitting on the pad as they down. >> the "challenger" flight in january of '86 was the 25th flight of the space shuttle. but it was an especially notable one because hundreds of thousands if not millions of school kids around the country were tuned into the launch. >> it was the first mission i wasn't in the mission control center. i was outside, standing next to the families. >> t-minus ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one -- liftoff of the 25th space shuttle mission, and it has cleared the tower. >> roger roll, "challenger." >> good roll, flight. >> my responsibilities for the flight, i was spaceflight communicator at capcom, the one actually communicating with the crew. >> engine throttling up. "challenger," go with throttle up. >> going with throttle up. >> i was looking at my screen, and i turned and looked. and i did not understand or recognize what i saw. it didn't make sense to me, because it was this fiery mess. >> we've had negative contact. >> there was this angry, red glow. and th

mark strassmann reports from the kennedy space center. >> we have our advisors down. >> reporter: its final approach . straight ahead, the international space station. but they are not 250 miles above earth. this is a training simulation at the headquarters of spacex in hawthorne, california. >> confirm continuation in progress. >> reporter: the 1st officer not to climb aboard a falcon 9 rocket and into spacex's new ship called crew dragon. falcon 9 is the company were course watching 20 times last year but crew dragon needs a successful test flight called demo 1 the 4th spacex can fly people. the goal is to prove it can safely dock and undocked from the space station, reenter the earth's atmosphere and splashdown off the florida coast. >> and we have splashdown. >> reporter: your mission is? >> riding on success of #1. >> i am from missouri, the show me state and having those successes under your belt goes a long way. >> reporter: you wanted to go wrong when it is unscrewed. expect yes. >> reporter: the final lift off of atlanta's. once the space journal program ended in 2011, nasa h

moment that could pave the way for a new era of space exploration vehicle down here at kennedy space center in florida billionaire elon musk's company space x. successfully launched an unmanned test flight bound for the international space station. what to what today really represents is a new era in space flight and an era where we are looking forward to being one customer as an agency and as a country we're looking forward to being one customer of many customers in our in a robust commercial marketplace in low earth orbit so that we can drive down costs and increase access in ways that historically have not been possible. the crew dragon capsule atop the falcon nine rocket is the first space shuttle intended for commercial use the only passenger on this demo one mission is a dummy named ripley carrying with him four hundred pounds of supplies for the space station it's expected to arrive on sunday and if all goes well the next mission could put two astronauts in space as early as this july nasa wardy contracts the space x. and boeing to develop cheaper methods of going to space since reti

. >> a history-making launch overnight for the spacex rocket at the kennedy space center. the successful mission sending a dragon capsule to the international space astation. it i test that will hopefully lead the way to astronauts going to space as early as thi summer. >>> taking onam on. a california congressman is pleading with amazon this morning, asking the company to remove all anti-vaccination immediately. why he is imploring the retail giant to help out in what he is calling a public health threat, today, saturday, march 2nd, 2019. ♪ iuc aker for you >> all the way fro laurel, mississippi, we're here to celebrate her birthday on the "today" show. >> yay! >> we're from lizton, indiana. hi, alex. >> all the way from lancaster, virginia. today is my 16th birthday. celebratingur 11th wedding anniversary on the "today" show. >> happy birthday, dr. seuss! >> all i want for my 11th birthday was arip to the "today" show. >> adorable. >> no doubt. hey, what brave sports, waking up and joining us on a saturday. snowy saturday morning here. welcome back to "today" on this mess

. >> dozens of visitors snapped photos of this moon rock on loan from the space center. >> the 3.87 billion-year-oldn rock was in the surface area during the apollo 16 mission in 1972. >>> speaking of things that are out of this world, check out this video from canada. a man in calgary decided to demonstrate how cold it was and ended up with this, a plate of pasta and folk suspended in midair. >> he said it took ten to 15 minutes for the whole thing to freeze after taking the noodles out of boiling water. >> it looks like a joke. and you can put wet jeans out and it looks like jeans are standing up. >> i have seen that. we don't have that issue out here, but we have rain on the way, drew. >>> in the month of february, we have had storms back-to-back. the rain tomorrow will be brief. we have a fair amount of cloud cover overhead, and the light showers have been diminishing as the storm moves off to the east and gets out of this. and the clouds, they are going to stick around really for the next 24 hours. so limited sunshine on your monday, but we do have some encouraging news in terms of your sunsets

spacecraft began its journey early saturday morning when it successfully launched from the kennedy space centernce 2011 americans have traveled to the space station aboard russia rockets. but if this six-day test flight is a success the crew dragon could carry american astronauts into space this summer. >> would be a dream come true for lot of people me and others at space ex-for sure. can't wait. >> reporter: nbc news. >> would you want to go up? >> yeah. that would beinrebl. >> i know you would bringing all the scientific equipment with you. >> reason to go. or to take a look at the rstorm coming in. that is the vantage point you would want to have. and fortunately we are still --. flow coming off the ocean. still powering up showers around the bay area. seeing some dry patches. 53 degrees. wind out of the west at 12 miles per hour. palo alto seeing a few showers nearby at 55 degrees. and i think actually one of the wetter locations around the bay area has been in san jose. you are still seeing some rain showers around the santa clara valley. 54 degrees and a little muggy outside. you might h

attempted clean up operation in outer space profess a good game or a yeti and his team at the summary space center in england are tracking the mission they designed the space junk sweeper. to be you to be able to speak to the future we really have to start the new clean up the i s s releases the removed debora satellite it contains a suite of instruments that will be deployed to grab space junk. back on earth its systems worked well but things might go very differently up here . the first test begins the satellite releases a small box into space then seeks to recapture is the live video feed shows how the space dredger casts its nets. and they scenario the mock deborah is captured in one fell swoop. the thing that struck me was you know i've been a fan of space for so many years but i've never seen anything like that it's i'm incredibly proud of this actually and you say realize this is a world first you know it's never ever been done before to be involved with something like that is really incredible. remove debris is set to test a number of cleanup techniques in the months to come it's on the re

moment that could pave the way for a new era of space exploration vehicle down here at kennedy space center in florida billionaire elon musk's company space x. successfully launched an unmanned test flight bound for the international space station. what to what today really represents is a new era in space flight and an era where we are looking forward to being one customer as an agency and as a country we're looking forward to being one customer of many customers in our in a robust commercial marketplace in low earth orbit so that we can drive down costs and increase access in ways that historically have not been possible. the crew dragon capsule atop the falcon nine rocket is the first space shuttle intended for commercial use the only passenger on this demo one mission is a dummy named ripley carrying with him four hundred pounds of supplies for the space station it's expected to arrive on sunday and if all goes well the next mission could put two astronauts in space as early as this july nasa wardy contract to space x. and boeing to develop cheaper methods of going to space since retiri

we're about to go where no woman has gonere be >> being the first woman director at marshallig space centertion when she was just 8 years old and her parents turned on the tv. >> one small step for man. >> watching neil armstrong land on moon 50 years ago, that made a difference. i've always loved looking up into the stars and thinking about what's up there. >> singer began her career at an intern at nasa in 1985. >> one of the things that was a turning point in w my career in 1986 when the challenger incident happened. when you're lifti astronauts and their safety and their lives depend on you, iteans a lot to be able to put your heart and soul into >> singer worked on the return ce flight program and later the international station with a career spanning 34 years at nasa. >> being in many instances the only woman t walked into a meeting. yt first it can be intimidating when you're the o person that looks like you, but it als m taug to be comfortable in my skin. >> now asdirector, she oversees the largest rocket being built, the space launch syst. >> my secret sauce for being a leader is t

it took off from kennedy space center this morning. no humans were on board. it's carrying about 400 pounds of supplies to the international space station. >>> a test dummy named ripley, the life-size test device is meant to test new crew members. >>> a hotel security camera captures the moment a driver is trying to make a left turn into a gas station when it hits another vehicle causing that car to flip several times before coming to a stop. the driver of the black car wascritically injured. it happened in the city of saratoga. police are still looking for the hit-and-run driver. >>> it's been in the works 15 years. today, sutter health opened its new san francisco campus. the $2.1 billion state of the art hospital will replace center pacific and san francisco campus. the building has 274 beds and has features meant to withstand a major earthquake. >> it's just an honor to get to come into this new facility ved it's beautiful. i think it will help with overall care. >> reporter: dozens of ambulances showed up throughout the morning to transfer patients over. t

. >> trading and the johnson space center in houston has been the highlight for christina coke -- koch and anne mclean. a dive like this last several hours until they a are completey exhausted.d. ththey practice every single stp again and again on the simulators. including exiting through the airlock. many astronauts say that leaving a space station is like jumping into the abyss from safety into the void. in their suits, they are like little space ships themselves orbiting the earth at 27,000 kilometers per hour. space to break could hit them at any time and damage their thin spacesuit. if air escapes the astronauts body can double inside -- in size and her blood would boil. meteorites leave sharp edged craters on the space station. several astronauts have already damaged their gloves while doing assembly work in outer space. the first-ever spacewalk in 1965 was plagued with problems. russian cosmonaut -- a cosmonaut floated around in space for 12 minutes but his suit blew up so much he had to release air to get back on board. the first american to o walkn space ananwhite followed thr

it is called the crew dragon and took off from the nasa space center in florida. if all goes well it could be used to take astronauts to the international space station later this year.>>> if you want to do shopping today when we come back will have a preview of the white elephant sale. it is the 60th year for this popular event.>>> and, harris takes her presidential campaign to nevada. more on that when we come back. >>> with all of these accidents and flooding it is only fitting to play blame it on the rain. thanks for that request. the rain is coming down and we are going to have scattered showers saturday and perhaps lingering into sunday. >>> every year the crowds come for an an annual tradition to pack a warehouse. they all have a mission. stop and shop till you drop. the proceeds go to the oakland museum. we are joined by judy wilkinson the president of the oakland museum. we were talking in the break when this all started. 60 years ago it began with an idea and they had a little bit of success back then that made them want to keep going.>> that is correct.

a history making launch overnight for the spacex rocket at the kennedy space center. to the international space station. it's a test that will hopefully lead the way for private companies to send astronauts to space as early as this summer. >>> and taking on amazon. a california congressman is pleading amazon asking the company to remove all and vaccination products immediately. why he's imploring the retail giant to help out what he's calling a public health athlete today, saturday, march 2nd, 2019. ♪ >>> we're here to celebrate her birthday on the "today" show. >> we're from indiana. hi, alex. >> all the way from lancaster, virginia, my 60th birthday. >> celebrate our 16th anniversary of the "today" show. >> happy anniversary. >> all i want is a trip to this station. >> adorable. >> what brave sports waking up-and-coming out to join us on a snowy saturday morning here. we welcome you back to "today". it's a messi one. >> pleasantly surprised. it's snowing outside. it's cold. the crowd is huge. it's rolling spring break. that's why so many young people outside. the w

meanwhile kristen fachei le will provide ground support for the women from the nasa space center in texas a coincidence, but the women cannot contain their excitement as they get ready to make history. >> it's important for a lot of people to look out and see somebody that looks like them. we're keeping our heads down. we're focused on our task. >> their mission is expected to last seven hours to take place march 29th to mark the last week of women's history month. >> good for them, girl power. >>> march madness tips off in two weeks. >> when you're filling out your bracket, don't forget about 'd i sak girl power, the penguins are having their best season since they joined division 2. if you're looking for the most prolific scorer in the entire bay area, take a trip to the igloo. >> one of my teammates calls me lbj. she came up with it a couple months and was laughing so hard. i said why are you calling me that and she's like it's lebron james, jr. >> reporter: the nickname might be a bit of a stretch, but natalie diaz dominates her league much like lebron dominates his. >> with all due r

mark strassmann is at the launchpad on merit island at kennedy space center in florida. morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is very unusual access. we're right at launchpad 39a. from here, "apollo 11" blasted off to the moon, and most space shuttle missions headed to the international space station. behind me you can see spacex's "falcon 9" rocket. and what this is most about, the crew dragon capsule. spacex has everything riding on this mission. its final approach for nasa astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley. straight ahead, the international space station. they're not 250 miles above earth. this is a training simulation at the headquarters of spacex in hawthorne, california. >> soft capture confirmed. attenuation in progress. >> reporter: behnken and hurley, both space shuttle veterans, will be the first astronauts to climb aboard a "falcon 9" rocket and into the new ship. >> liftoff. >> reporter: "falcon 9" is the company workhorse launching 20 times last year. crew dragon needs a successful test flight called demo one before spacex can fly people. the goal --

spacecraft began its journey early saturday morning when it successfully launched from the kennedy space centersince 2011, americans have traveled to the spaceabrd russi this six-day test flight is a success, the crew dragon could space this summer. >> that would definitely be the culmination of a long dream for a lot of people, me and a lot of people at spacex for sure. can't wait. >> reporter: a long dream now closer to reality. dan scheneman, nbc news. >> from space we go to sports. let's turn it over to brodie brazil with a look at what's coming up next. >> a good sunday evening to you. brodie brazil here at the xfinity sports desk. earlier today the a's took on the a&m jeltz down? spring training action we'll have highlights of that, plus the warriors purportedly interested in bringing back a d then this fromul season career in extraordinary fashion. what she did today almost hard to believe. we'll show it to you coming up next in sports. >>> welcome back. brodie brazil here with sports. and cal senior christine inigue put quite the effort forward for your final regular season pac-12 conte

that would be followed by test firing the stage at stennis space center in mississippi. the dedicated workforce and testing assets at stennis show the importance of maintaining a national space infrastructure and programs. we've entered into a new space race. this race is different from the one america won 50 years ago. the new space race has three dimensi dimensions. first, the united states must maintain its position as the international partner of choice. for current and aspiring nations. strengthening international partnerships through cooperation on space endeavors enhances our prestige around the world. the international space station is a key part of the u.s. global leadership. but nasa's fy 2020 budget request proposes to end the funding for the iss in 2025. witnesses should detail opportunities to enhance space partnerships with other nations and demonstrate how the budget request supports those efforts. secondly, america must maintain our position as the focal point for space commerce. we want space companies to be established and continue to grow in the united

mark strassmann is at the kennedy space center. >> reporter: this is spacex's "falcon 9" rocket, and p sits its new "crew dragon" capsule. no one will ride inside on this trip to the international space station. but if all goes well, nasa astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley will be on its next trip, as soon as this summer. so your mission is riding on the success of demo 1? >> certainly. i mean, i think the program was set up that way. >> reporter: and if something's going to go wrong, you want it to go wrong when it's uncrewed. >> yeah, when we're not on the rocket, absolutely. >> the final liftoff of "atlantis." >> reporter: in 2011, nasa retired the space shuttle fleet, and ever since, its only way of launching u.s. astronauts has been to pay the russians for seats on a soyuz rocket. now two companies, boeing and spacex, hope their new space taxis will become the uber and lyft of space travel. >> lift off... >> reporter: but first, spacex has to prove its new spaceship can fly people safely. while no one is riding aboard the rocket, inside the crew capsule spacex has put a dummy

space center houston is one of the big family attractions.e world's biggest collection of moon rocks. there's a 90—minute tram tour of the old mission control itself, which is currently being restored. it's expected to reopen in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing injuly. if you're looking to cowboy culture, fort worth is a strong choice. it's often called the place where the west begins, and it won't take you long to find out why. there are twice—daily cattle drives at the stockyards, and it is also the home of billy bob's texas, which claims to be the world's largest honky—tonk bar. another interesting site is the cowgirl museum and hall of fame, which aims to honour the women who helped shape the american west. big bend national park is vast, around 1,200 miles of rivers, mountains and deserts on the us—mexico border. there's an incredible amount to do there, including canoeing, hiking and horseriding. during peak periods a lot of the campsites get booked up, so try to avoid holidays like spring break in mid—march. if you're

mark strassmann is at the kennedy space center.ornizona sema mcsally talks with norah about her sexual assault during her career in the air force. >>> and a followup on nba star steph curry as he fulfills a promise to a 9-year-old girl who wrote him a letter asking why his shoe line didn't have a model for girls. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ >>> good morning. taking a live look outside at the bay bridge. i was driving over it and it is windy.it friday, march 8, international women's day. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. it's almost 4:30 right now. we are seeing a little bit of action on hi-def doppler. but for the most part, clear. loving it. >> that's right. finally. so today the best day out of the week, a mixture of sun and clouds and enjoy it. we also are tracking a few showers on hi-def doppler this morning. so not like yesterday, not like the day before, but we are tracking some spotty showers this morning. you can see on hi-def dopple

. >> reporter: it all followed a spectacular launch from the kennedy space center just 27 hours before. >> a live view of the falcon 9 rocket as it saenlds through the atmosphere. >> reporter: there's a lot riding on the six-day demo before the dragon capsule heads home friday. if all goes well the next test will launch two astronauts as early as july. >> we may push a button or two to demonstrate that we have the capability to intervene if we need to, but the vehicle's pretty much going to do the work autonomously, just like it did today. >> reporter: boeing isn't far behind with its own unmanned launch planned for next month. as a new space race sets off. kathy park, nbc news, new york. story to the "don't see this every day" column. it's from madison square garden where the tied rangers and caps were in asituation. washington's alex ovechkin, who approaches the net, alexander gorgeyev throws his stick the puck. the refs rule nod goal then overturned the goal because the goalie threw his gear at the puck so the caps awarded this one 3-2. >>> let's check back in with meteorologist mic

actual walking in the space while controller kristin fa choil will support them from the johnson space centerk will last about seven hours. >>> who runs the out of the world girls? i was working on that. >> you're welcome. >>> squaw valley and alpine meadows plan to stay open until at least july 7th. they received 49 feet of snowfall since october 1st. mammoth mountain will be open until at least july 4th. the california department of water resources says the sierra snow park is at 157% of normal. >> wow. >>> all right. let's take a look at what's going on as far as rainfall. this is what we had over the last 48 hours. march is starting out very impressive. will it be as impressive as february? i hope not. because it was almost a record rainfall. i want to show you places like the west coast, california and the mid south, around kentucky and tennessee and also places like northern alabama, mississippi and georgia where we've received around 6 to 12 inches of rain. that's what made the month of february so close to being a record. all right. the new drought monitor is going to come out. we're

spacex's first crude dragon spacecraft carrying a test dummy is scheduled to lift off from kennedy space centera test flight early on saturday. the dragon will eventually fly astronauts to and from the international space station. >>> the conservative political action conference, or cpac, kicks off in maryland today. speakers include president trump, vice president mike pence, and right-wing commentator glenn beck. >>> the world's most fshe idita in anchorage, alaska tomorrow. the race is now in its 47th year. it spans 1,000 miles. expected top prize of ea across that takes place annually on dr. seu seuss's birthday. but many schools will be celebrating today. >> leading the news this morning, something that most of us who are up at this hour can really relate to. being sleep deprived. but now doctors say if your strategy is to catch up on sleep on the weekends, could be even worse for your health. here's nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: monday to friday it's go, go, go. no time to stop and no time to sleep. we tell ourselves sleep is for the weekend. but a new study shows those extra hours o

mark strassmann was at the kennedy space center for liftoff. >> 3, 2, 1, 0. tion, liftoff. >> reporter: let's do launch. the falcon 9 rocket lifted both its crew dragon capsule and hopes that made-in-america space travel is back. 10 minutes after a picture- perfect launch, this spacex rocket's first stage successfully touched down on a recovery ship 300 miles off the florida coast. by then, the crew dragon capsule was already orbiting earth at five miles per second and headed for a docking with the international space station sunday morning. spacex founder elon musk: >> i'm a little emotionally exhausted because that was super stressful. but it worked. so far. >> reporter: through next friday, the crew dn meet a series of milestones-- dock and undock with the space station, re-enter the earth's atmosphere, and splashdown off the florida coast. since the space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011, nasa has had to rely on the russians for rides to the space station, but if all goes well with today's mission, spacex could taxi two astronauts to the station as early

today a spacex rocket carrying a capsule known as crew dragon lifted off from the kennedy space center in florida. the capsule is designed for astronauts-- but on this mission it's carrying only a so-called" smart dummy" namley, designed to gather data about how the flight might affect human occupants. the crew dragon is now in orbit and will attempt to dock with the international space station tomorrow. if successful, it could mean nasa will use privately blt spacecraft for future missions as soon as this summer. joining us now from new orleans where she has been monitoring crew dragon is loren grush, senior science reprgter for "the " why is this such a big deal? >> you know, sincehe space shuttle program ended in 2011, nasa has only really had one option for getting its astronauts to the international space station, and that has been the russian soyuz rocket. and it's not been a great arrangement because it's expensive. it costs nasa $81 million per seat to get just one astronaut to the international space station. and it's limiting. we only have tt one option, so if the soyuz were

moment that could pave the way for a new era of space exploration here getting down here at kennedy space center in florida billionaire elon musk's company space x. successfully launched an unmanned test flight bound for the international space station. but to what today really represents is a new era in space flight and an era where we are looking forward to being one customer as an agency and as a country we're looking forward to being one customer of many customers in our in a robust commercial marketplace in low earth orbit so that we can drive down costs and increase access in ways that historically have not been possible. the crew dragon capsule atop the falcon nine rocket is the first space shuttle intended for commercial use the only passenger on this demo one mission is a dummy named ripley carrying with him four hundred pounds of supplies for the space station it's expected to arrive on sunday and if all goes well the next mission could put two astronauts in space as early as this july nasa warty contracts the space x. and boeing to develop cheaper methods of going to space since retir

. >>> spacex will launch a capsule from the kenday space center tomorrow. on board, a mannequin will provide data. a manned flight could launch before the ends of the year if all goes well. back with more news in a moment. >>> as we told you at the top of this newscast, giants's ceo larry baer and his wife are apologizing for their public altercation in san francisco today. >> there is a chance the league office will discipline baer either with a fine or suspension. as for the players the show goes on. spring training in scotts dale. 75 degrees down there. miami-dadeson bumgardner said he would have loved to have brice harper join the giants but added there is still a lot of talent on this team. bottom of the 8th inning, chris shaw looking like barry bonds a. two run homer. giants beat the reds. at the shark tank, greg louganis to nyquist making his debut in the 408 after the sharks traded for him last week. that was an exciting game against colorado. watch here. third period, pavelski, the captain on the power play, the pass. and that's a strong one timer.