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>> an analogy that i used, the first time you flew across the atlantic, it created a lot of news, but now, we got hundreds of flights across the atlantic and nobody cares. but we never lost our enthusiasm, our excitement, because we knew what we were doing was very, very important scientifically. >> of course, plenty of astronauts still wanted their shot to walk on the moon. one was allen shepard, the first american in space, whod not been in space since the flight in 1969. >> he had been ground...

>> we got smarter and smarter and smarter, and then it became, lets dont make a mistake. >> people across the globe hoped for a miracle. they got one. the crew of apollo 13 splashed down safely in the south pacific ocean on april 17th. [ cheers and applause ] >> it was a failure in its initial mission, but in reality, it was a triumph in the ability of people to overcome adversity. >> that triumph likely gave allen shepard, the opportunity to walk on the moon nine months later. he famously made ...

>> we got smarter and smarter and smarter, and then it became, lets dont make a mistake. >> people across the globe hoped for a miracle. they got one. the crew of apollo 13 splashed down safely in the south pacific ocean on april 17th. [ cheers and applause ] >> it was a failure in its initial mission, but in reality, it was a triumph in the ability of people to overcome adversity. >> that triumph likely gave allen shepard, the opportunity to walk on the moon nine months later. he famously made ...

First american civilian in space. and because of that, a lot of kids around my age were watching the fateful launch in class. and 73 seconds after leaving the launch pad, "challengers" right rocket boosters o-ring failed and the shuttle exploded. while the moon mission and apollo 13 may have been formative space moments for my parents generation, the "challenger" disaster is the foundational space moment for me and for so many in my generation. and frankly, it kind of made me hate space. i mean,...

Work so well here is we didnt outsource to the campaign technology to the lowest bidder. but secondly, i do think, and youve seen this reported, and i think this is smart, there should be a tech surge. there should be not just the best and the brightest in washington, but the best and the brightest from silicon valley who make this work every single day. granted they get a lot of time to do it because they make this work for big, big websites. those people should be brought in to do triage to ge...

Armed men from a coastal fishing village force ed theyre way aboard the u.s. container slip. the captain, an american named phillips was taken hostage leaving the crew and the ship behind. its brought to life in edge of your seat detail in captain phillips the movie. later in the program, ill speak to the somali who plays the pirate captain. first, tom hanks and paul greengrass. two men accomplished at telling the dramatic human stories behind real life events. between them they have spanned the...

Washington. thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having me. >> what are some of the less suns think looking back on your childhood that people can take today raising their own children? >> the first thing i do want to say is its not all in the nurture. say nature clearly has a big role and i also say that luck has a role, if we were born in a different country, we never would have been as successful as we are. having given all those disclaimers, i would say that one thing that was really i...

Ships oxygen tank exploded on its way to the moon, prompting astronaut jack swag the to say the often misquoted "houston, weve had a problem." >> apollo 13 its power sources badly damaged, its mission to the moon ended, its astronauts under a strain more severe than any others have yet undoored, begins its return to earth tonight, landing in the pacific ocean 1500 miles northeast of new zealand shortly after noon friday. >> i recall, captain, when i spoke to you on the phone you said that you re...

Died from it. it was the only time in my life that i had written the letter. i just said, hey, you know, you, sir, were not ripping apart hotel rooms to get attention or anything. youre doing great work and youre a family man and i love that. and he wrote me back. he said you, sir, are a groo. i still have it. >> thats fantastic. >> larry crown? nobody? >> nobody at all. >> whats the movie youd make again? >> if i had three hours to live, i would not be making a movie. i would have to say -- i w...

Aids patient who basically died from it and it was -- the only time in my life i had written a fan letter. i wrote it to tom and said, you, sir, make us all look -- we are not ripping apart hotel rooms to get attention or anything, you are a family man and i love you for that and you wrote me back and i said, wow. he said, you, sir, are a groove. i still have it. >> fantastic. larry crown, nobody? >> if i said to you, you have three hours left to live, not that you have, but whats the movie you ...