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>> so many of us remember our first trip to air and space and how it inspired people in aviation, the astronaut corps and so many other things, questions in terms of what the future of american spaceflight looks like. you have been talking about this and we talked about it with one of the two men from the apollo 11 crew who are still with us. we will check in with buzz aldrin later but first michael collins, once called the loneliest man in the world as he circled the moon in the command module ...

These programs have on the young people. for example, i was inspired as an 8-year-old watching this "apollo 11" landing to become an astronaut myself. and you know, over the years ive received notes from young people, from kids, telling me that when they were younger, that they were zinspired by the space -- inspire the by the space program. that part should not be discounted either as value of our spaceflight programs. >> leroy, always good to have you. >> great to be with you. thank you. happy...

Which was very impressive then, although it seems quite primitive now. one of the surprising things to me, in retrospect, was how we were able to get to the moon with relatively primitive technology. >> right. i was going to ask you about that. because looking back, and you think of that achievement, no one probably in 2019 would recognize the technology and the computers that they used to do this feat. >> right. well, one of the positive benefits of the space program has been that it spawned th...

Everyone is supposed to be living in a simple life. personally, i feel very fortunate to have lived when i did because you can still develop your own sense of satisfaction and being the top of the world for a while there. eric: walter cunningham, who represents the best of this country and america and our space program. your ideals and character and words of motivation. mr. cunningham, thank you. thank you for what youve done and your continued work in that area and for making american spirit an...

That. you had to do a little extra work to get to that tv. >> well, i had forgiving parents, understanding parents who knew how enthusiastic i was about the space program. connell: i want to talk about the program, if we can, for a few minutes. i thought that the vice president in his remarks earlier today made some news in talking about the future. so lets listen to what he had to say, and then i want to get your thoughts on it. heres vice president pence. >> it is americas destiny to be the le...

How is the mission going to go? youve got the stressful part of it, but its also very magical. getting a chance to do that was also very magical. what you see up there, the beauty of our planet looks like a paradise. getting out space walking its lake a playground. you go outside and the whole sky opens up. thats what going into space was like. the whole universe opens up to you. i felt like a spaceman being out there. its wonderful experiences. i also enjoyed a lot of technical part of it, the ...

Labor of love. they were able to restore this incredible room to all of its glory in time for this amazing restoration. >> thank you, rachel, for showing it to us. >> whats next for the space program? buzz aldrin spoke at the white house and said hes des pointisd with the progress over the last 30 years. before i ask you about your reaction of what aldrin had to say, what does this day mean for you? >> this is such an important anniversary. so many people go back to the emotional state that they...

Private and public effort. laura: you know, all this has been so inspirational. the space program sparks hope and inspiration for many astronauts i know that your dad was a big supporter of your dream when you were a kid when you said you wanted to travel space. he said i think you can do it. i love reading about you on your bio by the way. take us back to 2001 when he joined the space center and what it was like to go through the astronaut application process. because he hit you face many rejec...

[applause] >> we are going back. after more than 45 years, one administration after another chose to limit americas space program to low earth orbit. donald trump has changed all that. earlier in this administration the president revived the national space council within the white house to coordinate all space related activities across the government including matters related to national security. we have been hard at work. the space council has helped bring together skilled leaders in business ...

At the last 10 to 15 years of nsa. nasa. can you explain? >> well, i think we just have not developed the highest performance, rockets and the appropriate spacecraft that we should have to be able to carry out of the challenges that we have and are facing. we have to deal with what we have. we will make the very most of it and i think i can contribute ideas to help it come out very, very well. >> martha: give me just one of those. if you could change one thing about the current space program or ...