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Mince words. its not clear whether that letter ever reached the white house, but, clearly, theyre not happy about it. one thing that is clear, kyra, when the president gets here, arriving on the plane with with them, is buzz aldrin, who is not critical of the presidents plan, but supportive of the presidents plan for the future. >> its interesting when you hear what buzz aldrin is saying and neal armstrong, and now hes two were together at the very beginning. were going to follow it all day with...

Emergency lifeboat for the astronauts who will otherwise be riding russian rockets to the space station. and hes also said beyond the space station were going to develop a heavy-lift rocket and hell decide which kind in 2015, five years from now. hes saying were going to be leaders in if says, but hes deferring that decision about another five years. jon: you know, one of the criticisms of whats going on here, i guess, is similar to what happened to germany after the u.s. stole warner von brown ...

Here is his vision for this. it is controversial. he wants to expand the commercial space industry out of nasa, he believes it will over time create thousands of jobs in the private sector and the president, again, he predicted this today in his lifetime, he predicts the american space program will get to mars. it is controversial. it is also fascinating. it is worth studying as we watch how this plays out into the future. i love looking at the pictures. when we come back, well talk to the forme...

He was six years old he watched neil armstrong go up there, one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. that inspired him to become a rocket scientist. let me finish the question and then you can respond. he and others, including jim lovell and neil armstrong came out and said the presidents move is hurting that. he is all but eliminating that inspiration for little boys and girls. your response. >> no. absolutely not. when you look at it, i grew up during the apollo era again. i wanted ...

Of the tea party express. it is "larry king live" at 9:30 p.m. eastern time. lets broaden the view beyond the tea party movement. what do americans of all political stripes think on this tax day? cnn opinion research poll asked whether the government wastes your tax money. three-quarters say yes, it wastes a lot. 23% say it wastes some. 3% say not much. and pollsters asked should the irs be abolished. 26% say yes, get rid of it and almost three-quarters say keep the irs. president obama embark...

If it aint broke, dont fix it. >> you believe there is nothing broken about the agency right now? >> i dont believe that were going to solve our problems by taking a shot in the dark and hoping that some commercial entity is going to be able to do what the government has been doing successfully for half a century and commercial entities have never done anywhere in the world in any country. >> so ideally then what would you like to see happen? i know of course the priority is to keep folks with a...

Corporation and space adventures which has put people in space. peter, as you told me, youre a kid that loves space and loves it and youre all about this. tell me when you look at what the president is going to say this afternoon, what do you think about it? >> im excited. im excited about finally getting us going, getting us going as an entrepreneurial nation and going back to the roots of the united states, capitalist society that does amazing things with entrepreneurs. if you think about it, ...

Bill: what a time it was, 1972, thats gene cernan walking on the moon, president obama unveiling his vision for the space program today, speaking at the kennedy space center in cape can after value, florida. from what we are learning, the space program will depend on private companies. buzz aldrin, former apollo astronaut with me from the white house lawn. good morning to you, good to see you again, i know youre a supporter of what the president is proposing. why? >> how or why? bill: why. >> wh...

Here and thousands of jobs are on the line. >> interesting. all right, tom. thank you so much. meanwhile, its not just the astronauts. its not just the nasa family. members of congress are also split on the presidents plan. theyre weighing the immediate cost of lost jobs against what experts say is an unsustainable budget for the space program. lets bring in senator kay bailey hutchison, senator from texas. i know this is a big issue for you. youre particularly concerned russia and china will ...

The first man to walk on the moon, totally against this. congressional delegation of florida, republican, democrats alike. totally against this. as well as some of the workers that we had a chance to talk to who are quite anxious about the future of this space program. >> its one full step for man -- >> reporter: the mission under president obama is scrapped. at least for now. a devastating blow to kennedy space center employees. >> i should have a plan b but i dont have a good plan b yet. i wan...