Sarah Lewin, associate editor for Space.com, discusses the recent government shutdown that caused delays at NASA over the weekend.
Lewin talks about the delays SpaceX might have faced with the Falcon Heavy and other projects had the government shutdown lasted any longer. The Falcon Heavy is set for test-firing this week and seeks to take its first test launch by the end of the month.
A rare "ring of fire" eclipse was a spectacular show for millions of people across the Americas as the moon moved into place and blocked out all but a brilliant circle of the sun's outer edge.
