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What the SpaceX launch means for America’s space program

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Saturday on its way to the International Space Station. If the mission is successful, NASA astronauts could head into space from American soil later this year for the first time since 2011. Loren Grush, a senior science reporter with The Verge, joins Hari Sreenivasan, to talk about the launch's significance.

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December 28, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:43
Tuesday on the NewsHour, as rising omicron cases keep many at home, "PBS NewsHour" explains the new CDC recommendations for shorter isolation times.
December 25, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
26:35
On this edition for Saturday, December 25, Omicron cases rise and disrupt holiday travel plans, and the world’s most powerful and largest space telescope launches.
December 23, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:44
Thursday on the NewsHour, the jury finds Minnesota police officer Kim Potter guilty in her manslaughter trial after she shot and killed Daunte Wright.
December 21, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:43
President Joe Biden announces plans to ship free COVID tests to millions of Americans, and tells military medical personnel to help hospitals expecting a case surge.
December 20, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:43
Monday on the NewsHour, more U.S. schools and businesses close while hospitals brace for a wave of new patients from the omicron variant.
December 17, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:43
Friday on the NewsHour, former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter takes the stand in her own defense in the trial over the killing of Daunte Wright.
December 16, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
Thursday on the NewsHour, rapidly increasing infection rates from the omicron variant in the U.S. prompt more COVID concerns.
December 15, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Federal Reserve signals an increase in interest rates as inflation rises.
December 14, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:43
Tuesday on the NewsHour, families and businesses begin picking up the pieces in the wake of devastating tornadoes that left scores dead.
December 12, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
26:36
On this edition for Sunday, December 12, recovery begins after devastation from the tornado and storm outbreak in the central and southern U.S.
December 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
26:35
On this edition for Saturday, December 11, more than 30 tornadoes and severe storms tore through the central and southern U.S., killing dozens of people.
November 29, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:46
Dr. Anthony Fauci joins the program as President Joe Biden urges calm and implements a travel ban from eight African nations amid the spread of a new COVID variant.
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