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About the administrations planned changes. critics like some of our very top astronaut, accuse the president of dismantling the space program. the white house says, thats unfair. were going to be joined now by dr. mae jamison, the first african-american woman in space and national spokes women for making science make sense program. thanks for being here. this is so cool. youve gone up into space many years ago. you went up there for the first time i think it was endeavour, september of 1992. her...

Mary ellen, it became famous on the menu there up in space with our man john glenn. did you ever drink tang up in space? >> i did not drink tang, but did i drink a lot of cherry kool-aid. >> so andrew, there we come. we have to continue the other myths of things that were created in space and of course, velcro, andrew, we should point out issue made famous and it was developed by the swiss and thats what the guys in apollo were attaching the equipment to the inside of the shuttle. >> you know, k...

False choice. we have to fix our economy, we need to close our deficits, but for pennies on the dollars the space program has fueled jobs and entire industries, for pennies on the dollar its improved our lives, advanced society, and inspired generation, i have no doubt nasa can continue to fulfill this role. but that is why ... [ applause ] but i want to say clearly to those of you who work for nasa but to the entire community that has been so supportive of the space program in this area, that i...

Im tamron hall. right now on msnbc news live, president obama will leave shortly for cape canaveral to make what is already being called a tough sell. the president revealing his vision for americas space program and the future of many of its workers. and tax day tea party. live pictures from washington as tea party supporters continue with their protests. this is a new poll shows more than half of tea party members think they are paying fair taxes. tea party favorite republican congressman ro...

Well, then how do you explain all this? chevy malibu, cobalt, silverado, and the all-new equinox. compare them to anyone. may the best car win. top stories were following at this hour on msnbc, president obamas on route to florida where hes set to deliver a speech on the future of the nations space program. france is joining england today in shutting down a number of airports because of an icelandic volcano. it has caused dangerous conditions in the skies. and new data shows a record number of...

Weather. western great lakes, temperatures in the 70s and 80s. definitely unusual. whats unusual to begin with is to see the volcano erupting in iceland along a glacier. a lot of that ash getting into parts of europe. guys, back up to you. >> wow. thanks, rob. toyota is tackling yet another publ public relations nightmare. the potential safety issue toyota hopes it doesnt find and what it means for every single suv. 7:25, hundreds of miles from the hustle and bustle of beijing. we will take yo...

Him a hero. the last man to walk on the surface of the moon and an honor he doesnt want to last forever but gene cernan is concerned the distinction will hold forever because he says that the present plans for nasa are really about at the constructing the organization. gene cernan, commander of apollo 17. >> good to be with you. im here for the same reason ginny thomas and thousands of others are here about, i have concerns about the future of this country. >> what is the biggest concern you hav...

To meet in the weeks and months to come. thank you very much, everybody. >> all right. the president of the united states right there side by side with his labor secretary and also the head of mine safety and health administration bringing attention to a review that he is ordering now of mines with poor safety records. he wants to improve, obviously, the safety of mining in the u.s. we saw those dangers become heartbreakingly obvious last week when 29 coal miners were killed in west virginia. we...

Moments from now you are going to see the president walking up to that podium that this gentleman is walking up to. thats the kennedy space center, and you are going to hear about the future of the space program from the president. he is making an announcement coinciding with the fact that the budget for nasa has been increased, but a number of the programs that we associate with the space program are being discontinued, including the shuttle program, the constellation program to the -- to the -...

To get a single vehicle or a single person into space and just knowing what it takes to do that and that its all happening is an overwhelming experience. all separate from the g forces and everything else that you feel like on liftoff, but being in space, theres just nothing -- nothing else like it and i consider myself one of the most fortunate people in the world, certainly to have had that experience. >> you definitely are. >> and andrew, its not just about the travel and the fascination of b...