TAPPER: Welcome back for the "POP CULTURE LEAD." Call it the out of this world lead right now. Last night's opening of The Last Jedi has a lot of people thinking about space. The newest Star Wars movie brought in $45 million. The second-best Thursday Premier in history. Second best to the last Star Wars episode. But in a galaxy not as far away, commercial spaceflight company SpaceX made actual history.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three, two, one, ignition, lift-off.</s>TAPPER: Now, this craft might not be able to make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but this launch reused both the capsule and the booster for the first time ever. SpaceX hopes reusing rocket parts will make space flight significantly cheaper. This mission is going to the international space station, but 2024 SpaceX hopes to send people to Mars. Be sure to tune in this Sunday to "STATE OF THE UNION." My guest will be Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to talk about the Tax Plan. Republican seem to be on the verge of passing the bill, plus newly elected Alabama Senator-Elect Doug Jones, the Democrat, coming off his historic win. It all starts at 9:00 and noon Eastern on Sunday. That's it for THE LEAD, I'm Jake Tapper turning you over to Wolf Blitzer. Have a great weekend.
"Last Jedi" Makes $45 Mil On Opening Night.