The NASA Mars InSight lander is scheduled to touch down on Mars today around 3 p.m. ET. The robotic lander launched over six months ago from Vandenberg Air Force base in California. How to watch the NASA InSight landing on Mars What: NASA InSight lander's touchdown on Mars Date: Monday, November 26, 2018 Time: 3:00 p.m. ET (approximately) Live stream: CBSN player above InSight is expected to enter the Mars atmosphere and begin its decent to the Martian surface at approximately 2:47 p.m. ET. Four minutes later, it will deploy a parachute to slow itself. Once slowed, it will jettison its heat shield and then its landing legs will unfold and lock into place. Communication with InSight is not immediate. It takes over eight minutes for radio signals to be received by scientists monitoring at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Real-time data will be relayed back by two small spacecraft flying behind InSight. According to NASA, the signals are relayed … [Read more...] about Mars landing: Watch live stream of NASA’s Mars InSight landing
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Live stream: Aretha Franklin’s funeral processional
Detroit Free Press staff Published 10:54 p.m. UTC Aug 31, 2018 A weeklong celebration of the life of the Queen of Soul ends today as Detroit and the world say a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin. Freep.com is live along the route to the cemetery. Refresh your browser if you can't see the video. 6:47 p.m.: Franklin's casket is in the vintage white 1940 LaSalle hearse. 6:43 p.m.: Franklin's casket and mourners are filing out of the church. 6:41 p.m.: Jennifer Holliday is at the podium to sing as pallbearers move Franklins casket. Holliday, a singer and actress, played Effie White in the 1981 Broadway production of “Dreamgirls.” Holliday made news in 2017 after she backed out of singing as part of President Donald Trump’s inaugural events. Earlier in the day: Doris Watkins, 91, and Ann Sledge, 76, are out on the avenue of the fashions to pay their respect to the queen. The duo were decked out in … [Read more...] about Live stream: Aretha Franklin’s funeral processional
Live stream: Stevie Wonder performs to honor Aretha Franklin
Detroit Free Press staff Published 10:24 p.m. UTC Aug 31, 2018 A weeklong celebration of the life of the Queen of Soul ends today as Detroit and the world say a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin. Freep.com will carry a live stream here from before the service through the procession. 6:22 p.m.: Stevie Wonder starts by playing harmonica. 6:13 p.m.: Gladys Knight, a surprise on-stage guest sings "Walk Alone" by Rodgers and Hammerstein, from the Broadway musical "Carousel." 5:24 p.m.: The Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. took to the pulpit to deliver Franklin's eulogy. Williams is pastor emeritus of Salem Bible Church in Atlanta. It was August of 1984, he said, that he delivered the eulogy for Franklin's father. Williams urged the audience to think about the lasting impact of Franklin on the black community. "The queen's legacy, the queens life — what can we leave here saying that the queen of soul has done is doing or will do … [Read more...] about Live stream: Stevie Wonder performs to honor Aretha Franklin
Live stream: Stevie Wonder about to perform to honor Aretha Franklin
Detroit Free Press staff Published 10:14 p.m. UTC Aug 31, 2018 A weeklong celebration of the life of the Queen of Soul ends today as Detroit and the world say a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin. Freep.com will carry a live stream here from before the service through the procession. 6:13 p.m.: Gladys Knight, a surprise speaker, on stage told the crowd. 5:24 p.m.: The Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. took to the pulpit to deliver Franklin's eulogy. Williams is pastor emeritus of Salem Bible Church in Atlanta. It was August of 1984, he said, that he delivered the eulogy for Franklin's father. Williams urged the audience to think about the lasting impact of Franklin on the black community. "The queen's legacy, the queens life — what can we leave here saying that the queen of soul has done is doing or will do back that will impact us as a race to turn our race around?" He touched on the challenges Franklin's father must have encountered … [Read more...] about Live stream: Stevie Wonder about to perform to honor Aretha Franklin
Juneteenth in Houston: Parade, prayer and sense of urgency
By Jenny Deam and Elizabeth Myong Published 5:24 pm, Saturday, June 16, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery … [Read more...] about Juneteenth in Houston: Parade, prayer and sense of urgency