lift-off of steve swanson.x-hour journey to the international space station. >> from russia without much love. we are hitching a ride up and their troops keep building up. no wonder so many americans are fed up. i'm neil cavuto. the russians are taking us for a ride and we are paying them $71 million for the seat. they are the only way we can get to space so we cut the check because beggars can't be choosers. no wonder americans are

lift-off of steve swanson. on a six-hour journey to the international space station. >> from russia without much love. we are hitching a ride up and their troops keep building up. no wonder so many americans are fed up. i'm neil cavuto. the russians are taking us for a ride and we are paying them $71 million for the seat. they are the only way we can get to space so we cut the check because beggars can't be choosers. no wonder americans are feeling increasingly like losers. what do you make of all this? >> i don't think it's just a metaphor the only way they get to the space station is with russia. quite the irony. the bigger picture for me is superpowers do not create $17 trillion in debt and other trillions for legacy debt the. superpowers do not have almost half the country on food stamps and poverty going north. we've got to start turning this around and soon. >> you immediately seized on my metaphor so i thank you for that. ben stein, what do you make of ththe fact it's not been a good week when you look a

steve swanson and two russians cosmonauts all cozy-like in the soyuz, blasted off to join the currentrew on board the international space station. space is one of those areas where the u.s. and russia still cooperate. in fact, it's brought us closer over the years, which is a good thing, when our guys need a ride up and back. >>> it's been spring now for six days, and yet it snowed for much of this day in washington, d.c.. all part of this late season storm that is spooling up over the east coast that will bring parts of new england some real heavy snow and high winds before its all over. >>> a 9-year-old girl who shaved her head in solidarity with a friend undergoing treatment for cancer was suspended from school in grand junction, colorado for violating the dress code. it calls for uniformity and to avoid distraction. as you might imagine, the decision didn't go over very well. she has been allowed back in school, and the school board meets there tonight to talk about it. >>> a change is coming in the nfl and it has to do with celebrations. no more using the goal post to dunk the fo

alexander sports on the link are sunni and then steve swanson will all spend six months in space. they have their work cut out for them experience the gravity medical research and much more. even though they're going to be busy if they can get lonely. so here's when the cars are not loved ones are coming to the rescue. i will need take it across and messes with me. my relatives and writes messages say that i can have you in everyday life in amble into the end of each day and read what's in it. all i get the point of opening letters to stocking before he returns. there's also a party to wait on the iss. alexander supports up to celebrate a birthday birthday again. they don't pitch and islam us to pray for kate thing happened to you. it's become a kind of tradition by now what sinful people. the posting us or in the morning was that the icon from the american crew members. the kids really treasure my kids. wilson had balloons inflated nitrogen what's interesting is that she's that does it indicate your impression. what about all those left on earth are coping. waiting for dad to com

steve swanson did not pay that himself, of course, we did as we always do.bigger is cannot be choosers. i am neil cavuto and talk about a fall from grace. every time i see these images i just get sick. the compan country that conquere thumbing rides to get into space. and for what we are paying, we better not be complaining.

steve swanson did not pay that himself, of course, we did as we always do. space bigger is cannot be choosers. i am neil cavuto and talk about a fall from grace. every time i see these images i just get sick. the compan country that conquere thumbing rides to get into space. and for what we are paying, we better not be complaining. the russians say it is a bargain. and we are lucky they are not hiking the bill. such a deal. i am told it is a fixed rate for the next three years to cover six flights, not six round-trip flights, what one way tickets. when it is time for swanson to come home, $71 million made out to the russian space federation for the return trip. what a trip. the russians is all we have got and it is all they have got. it ain't much. worword is it is having problems right now, engine problems, the russians say they're having a devil of a time adjusting the orbiting path. that's not good. so a round of a with international that was supposed to take about six hours after launch has now been delayed at least a couple of days. days. what are they

liftoff of steve swanson, on a six-hour journey. >> it was about hitching a ride, but it hit a cord.e soyuz mission with an american ostnot onboard and paying the russian space agency $76.6 million for a seat on the plane. this is how we get into space these days. we pay other to get us up there. most notably to the country not too long ago we beat up there. $71 million each way each drip every trip, no discount for round trips, and what a fall from grace. the country that conquered space, relegated to hitching rides into space. the very same week i learned the very same country that all but created the internet is letting go of control of the internet. sad and mad. you're right, neil, this is a travesty. good thing jfk isn't alive to see it. helen from pittsburgh, i understand we're no longer in a space race, but did we have to stop space? cavuto, you forget we still do remarkable things with unmanned vehicles. look at mars. look at the circles run around anything the russians are doing. as the last man to walk on the moon told me, humans might make machines, but nothing beats a hum

alexander sports of ours and me of and steve swanson will all spend six months in space they have their work cut out for them experiments with gravity medical research and much more but even though they're going to be busy space can get lonely so here's when the cars minutes loved ones are coming to the rescue. i will mainly take photographs and letters with me all my relatives have been writing messages say that i can have a new one every day i'll open an envelope at the end of each day and read what's in it let's hope oleg isn't going to open any letters too shocking before he returns there is also a party that awaits the crew on the. alexander's quartz will celebrate a birthday in space again. i had my forty fourth birthday in orbit and this time i'll celebrate my forty eighth birthday up there too it's become a kind of tradition by now when i turn forty four the first thing i saw in the morning was a birthday card from the american crewmembers it's a gift i really treasure and i keep it we also had balloons inflated with nitrogen and what's interesting is they actually served as a g

steve swanson did not pay that himself, of course, we did as we always do.t be choosers. i am neil cavuto and talk about a fall from grace. every time i see these images i just get sick. the compan country that conquere thumbing rides to get into space. and for what we are paying, we better not be