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So they take up mini eye rt charts. what glen could not imagine then is that half a sen ri later, the u.s. would be depending on the russians for rides into orbit. >> im sorry were not maximizing the research return on the space program. the international space station is the most unique laboratory ever put together. we have no way of getting into space ourselves. >> today, exotic robots and landers go where 50 years ago we imagined man himself would some day travel. but none of it would have be...

Space when john glenn becomes the first american to walk on the earth. it open today way to decades of exploration >> the view is tremendous. >> jeffrey is with time magazine and writing about it all. thanks so much. you interviewed john glenn and he has also talked to brian williams recently about the step back from space. let me play a bit of that for you. >> im sorry that we are not maximizing the research/return out of the space program, it means that without the shuttle, we have no way of g...

Glenn fired up hopes we would be the first to the moon. where is our space program going now? we have new answers today. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesnt treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your ruy nose. [ deep breath ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. thats the cold truth! ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announc...

Years since glennn was the first astronaut to orbit the earth. where is our space program heading next? >> reporter: 50 years later you can hear that same excitement in john glenls voice when he talks about the details of that historic accomplishment. that launch was scrubbed 10 different times before finally taking off on the friendship 7 or weather or technical reasons. the auto pilot failed after one of three orbits around the earth. there were concerns that the heat shield could give way upo...

To win the late contests at the same time theyre trying to frame up the general election. time in a presidential campaign is the most pressures commodity the fights you have inside a campaign how to allocate among all the demand on a candidates time is one of the most time-consuming things inside a campaign. bill: great point. just to be clear, the town hall is today in maine. so he goes from washington to maine for the caucus. >> thats right. bill: karl, have a great weekend. talk to you real s...

>> andrea: the mistake is portraying findings as a gotcha moment against democrats. >> greg: this is what the democrats want. not a scandal. its a press release. this is obamas space program. guaranteed a future for every presidential candidate being a progressive. because you cant find your dealer. >> eric: how about this -- >> kimberly: a great point. why would they if they have no intention to get rid of him. were all selecting stuff. >> eric: stay with you here. look, these people, makers, p...

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Met with the kind of attacks and the ridicule and the lack of faith in america that has come up in the last few days. i believe its possible to unleash the american people to inspire the private sector and encourage intrapreneurs and to have a better space program than we have today, and i think every american should wonder why we have spend billions and billions on nasa and currently have no vehicle to put human beings into space. i was calling -- this was not some slip. this was a deliberate e...

Faith in america that has come up in the last few days. i believe its possible to unleash the american people to inspire the private sector and encourage intrapreneurs and to have a better space program than we have today, and i think every american should wonder why we have spend billions and billions on nasa and currently have no vehicle to put human beings into space. i was calling -- this was not some slip. this was a deliberate effort to start a conversation at a time when the chinese, the ...

Only man-rated vehicle for space, and i did not impose any additional spending, i proposed a fundamental reform of nasa to engage the private sector in bold and dramatic ventured, and one said she could not imagine president john f. kennedy being met with the kind of attacks and the ridicule and the lack of faith in america that has come up in the last few days. i believe its possible to unleash the american people to inspire the private sector and encourage intrapreneurs and to have a better sp...