This is the simulator that the Orion crew has been practicing in. It is very, very real. This, the lefth hand seat, is where Commander Reed Weissman will sit. On the right hand seat, that's where Victor Glover, the pilot, will sit.Now, the ship itself is going to fly in an automated mode and largely controlled, remote control from the ground. But they need to be able to take over manually in the event of an emergency. So the right hand control here will control the the pitch and also the roll of the spacesh ...

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In that first 24 hours, they got to test out the new toilet. That's not a joke. In fact, it's one of the first things that the astronauts talked about when they said what they're going to do in that first 24-hour period.You don't want to be going on a 10-day mission around the moon if your toilet's not working. So, literally, that will be a priority as well as testing out all of their new comms systems, their deep space communication systems that that they're going to be using and then making sure everythin ...

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Caught on camera, one woman's jaw-dropping escape from the back of a Michigan police cruiser. Watch her wrigle through that window, hands cuffed behind her back. >> Look, look, look, look, look, look, look.Y'all seen it live. This is live. >> The escapee gone.The camera pans over showing officers gathered around that white truck, seemingly none the wiser. >> They didn't see this, bro. An officer approaches, appearing to notice the camera, then looks in that open window.He circles the SUV. The suspect nowher ...

King Charles set to make his first state visit to the US as king in April to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the USA. A lot of pomp and circumstance for that trip, but obviously it's going to be coming as tensions are rising over the US's war against Iran and Britain's reluctance to join it. So mark your calendars.That's end of the month. ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hgset says he is lifting the suspension of those army pilots who flew a military helicopter over Kid Rock's house. Now, the musician posted a video of the helicopter gunships hovering over kind of near his backyard, near his back door. And Kid Rock initially said that he thinks the crew is going to be okay because, quote, "My buddy is the commanderin-chief. ...

The wild ending to a chase in Indiana. Body cam video shows a deputy parking his patrol SUV in the road and throwing out rumble strips. Then a suspect accused of stealing a flood light truck plows right into the patrol car and veers into a field.Deputies surround him and force him out of the. ...

A local artist in Alabama just revealed they're the one behind these mysterious tutus that are appearing on statues across Birmingham. Elephants, pigs, people, etc. The artist says the new wardrobe is to try to promote community. ...

Imagine living in a situation where you truly do not know at any given second what will happen to you. Will that missile or bomb fall on you or one of your fellow citizens. >> We know when a fighter jet is overhead and that we must wait for the explosion.And those seconds between the sound of the jet and the blast are unbearable. There was a horrifying sound. The house shook.Then came the screams. The scene was apocalyptic. I saw a body without a head. I saw a hand separated from a body. I saw a father cryi ...