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>> im going to have to leave it there. the case will be heard in december and well see what happens. thanks so much. well, as president obama gets ready to discuss the future of the nations space program, were talking with debbie wasserman schultz about what the loss of jobs means for her state. but first, heres a look at the most viewed stars on msnbc -- matthew fox has a relationship with a stripper, not true. courtn courtney hayes lets scoop column. and the last sardine plant in the united ...

Into space. thanks so much for joining me. >> youre welcome. >> where do you stand on this debate? >> well, i think where we are right now is that we have a shuttle program that is retiring, but we have to have a robust space program. and that robust space program is really supported, empowered, by our research and development, by allowing nasa to do the kind of work that nasa does really well, which is to do -- develop new propulsion systems, to look at how do we move forward? so when i think a...

Spacecraft could not carry enough fuel to put it and the lander into lunar orbit, so we had to put the fuel into the lander. and, you know, a lot of things like that. a much better spram to declare an initiative 25 years for permanent on mars. that will put those people on mars down in history, and itll put the world lead who initiates that proclamation, to go down in history. >> okay. in an interview with my colleague, tom costello, you made an interesting case for privatization of the space pr...

Radar cant pick it up. radar works on the principle of detecting water droplets in clouds. since the ash clouds are dry they dont detect radar. air travel is going to be something of a nightmare out of, into, and u shep, all around europe. >> shepard: so it would appear and always the possibility that this could open up another volcano. >> on and on. the president today made it perfectly clear he is setting his sights on space. is he predicting we will send humans first to an asteroid and then t...

As the president gets ready to head to kennedy space center to announce his new plan for the program, for the space program, once again i want to bring back mary ellen weber, former astronaut and andrew saken, space historian and science journalist and roger hamburg. weve been hitting the serious issues about the space program and andrew you cut a little bit of what i said when i threw out velcro and we should point out the three spin-offs of nasa, right, that we talked about, teflon, velcro and...

Downrange. >> and we also remember the dangers and the sacrifices apollo 1, the "challenger" and "columbia." those are all memories burned into our collective memories. the pages of nasas past. today, president obama unveils the future and the new focus. a lot of people wondering where it fits in. cnns john zarrella is there live. president obama will be there to talk about the future of the space program. and theres been a lot of criticism. >> reporter: yeah, there sure has, kyra. what youre sa...

Asteroid. then were going to deeper space. maybe a mars fly-by. and then eventually to the surface of mars. youve got to set the vision just like president kennedy did. and then you start working toward it. >> okay. whats this kerfuffle about the other day, why did neil armstrong take a shot at the president? whats his problem with the presidents program, as you understand it? >> you know, i dont understand it, chris. because people, his crewmate, buzz aldrin, certainly feels differently. sally ...

Say this is what were going to do, exactly what were going to do and not pretty talk about it, then i could maybe get behind it but its so vague, go to the asteroids, sure. how are you going to do is that? what rocket? what caps? what training are you going to use? when is it going to happen? they dont say that. nasa has become a slush fund for favored university studies. look, shep, for every dollar spent on nasa with bad management, we get $7 into the economy. thats pretty good. the state depa...

Example equipment. mris, a lot of the digital stuff has come directly out of the space program. the list is so long, you cant believe it. and if you want something simple -- velcro. use velcro instead of tang, because tang really wasnt used in the space program. >> thats just a myth, huh? >> it is. they actually have all kinds of good juices up there now. >> okay. lets take a look at the president, a serious note here, is the president on our leadership in space. lets finish up with this, senato...

Honest honorable caring human being. thus are the perils, to see others as we see us. >> i was just quoting a poll. >> a poll from "the new york times" this morning about again how people who are part of the tea party movement see themselves politically. >> the fellow writes back and says, do you have any evidence that john roberts information is wrong or just spewing the party line like most democrats do. >> we talked about the space program. you know, some mixed opinions about cutting out the ...