Debris and bodies are still being recovered. It is friday morning, july 18, detailsill learn more about what happened, reaction, your calls, and comments. Our phone lines are open, and if you are watching or listening outside the United States, the number is 202 5853883. Otherwise for democrats, 202 5853880, and for republicans, 202 5853881. We also have a line for independents. You can join us on twitter or facebook, you can also send us an email, journal cspan. Org. Good friday morning to you on the washington journal. Lets begin with two international headlines. First from the Guardian Newspaper murder in the sky, missile destroys jet and kills2 295. Now the death toll is 298. And from the globe and mail in canada shot down. A second black box has been recovered. The Chicago Tribune writing workersrescue recovering a second recorder. Ukraine agreed to provide assistance into the investigation into the boeing 777 airliner. The ukraine rebels say they will insure a safe access for Int
I say that you are a part of changing history. We did only two thirds of our promise. Dr. Kings mandate was to redeem the soul of america from the triple evils of racism, war, and poverty. Racism is not gone. It is illegal. War is not gone, but you cannot say that there is a big difference between 66 Million People killed in the Second World War and the 50006000 the present has been able to limit in afghanistan. We have a president that is following up as best he can some values that we have evolved out of this institution, out of this movement, to help make the world a better place. The one thing we did not do, and we do not understand, poverty. We will redeem the world from the triple evils of racism and war and poverty. We didnt understand poverty because we dont understand economics. The economics that you all are being taught is probably irrelevant to the future of the world in which we live. Get mad if you want to. Think about it. [laughter] you are talking about nationalist euro
Charles bolden, nasa administrator. Thank you for being with us. Guest so good to be with you. Host as you look back on this iconic moment in American History, what is your reflection . Guest my reflection is one of pride. I did not think i would ever be associated with the Space Program as i watched it from the officers quarters at the Meridian Naval air station. But i was thrilled, i was excited, motivated, and inspired. And i feel the same way today as the agency is turning toward moving beyond the steps on the moon to putting humans on mars. I feel really excited about that mission as an agency. Host that leads to my next question. How likely is that and when . Guest it is very likely. We need the national will, and we are working on trying to inspire that. We have a president who has told us to do that, so that is really good. On tax day, april 15, 2010. And we have a congress that is also in agreement with that horizon destination. The 20 30s seem like the time we will do it. We
That was a relationship you established earlier on. At least after the 1964. He was flying and the slowest person ever to answer you. We have a great chapter in the book that involves neal and tom stafford. They were stand offish to the nine like you have to earn your way to the club. They said you need to throw a dinner for them and make it black tie and show them respect. He said i will put it together. The first words from staffords mouth was who is paying for this . Tom went to the naval academy. His father had to borrow the money to buy the bus ticket to send him off. Neal said the last time that stafford picked up a check she was hitchhiking in europe. They brought in the best of wines and when they sat down for dinner, you know, they brought it out and it was supposed to be fried veal with potatoes. And his was fried card board when it came out. And potatoes were you know stinking and the salads were sitting in the sun. Are you old enough to remember the turtle club . Host i was
Basically grew out of the Space Program. Prosthetic limbs. There are a whole range of medical inventions, devices that have come as a direct result of having made vibrant Space Program. People say, well, they are very expensive, the cost of those spinoffs has now been worth it. I guess it is a value judgment. It depends how you measure the value to you get for the los. Offer me Airline Safety is worth a great deal. I am sure for you it is as well, peter. Host what kind of money do we spend annually on the International Space station . Is there a return on that investment . Guest well, squeeze been a decreasing amount of our Gross Domestic Product on a. It is not like it was in the 60s when we were in the space race, if you will, where we spent up to of 4 percent of gdp. Now we are well below 1 . And actually, that has decreased even further. We have no Delivery System for u. S. Astronauts right now. We are using the russian spacecraft to send our people. It will be several years before