Transportation and mail kacarri s to the jet age of the 1950s through today. Space operations and missiles, its all here. And i want to share an article that was in the Washington Post earlier this week on the spirit of st. Louis, one of the iconic planes that Charles Lindbergh had. Its been in the news because of some of the findings and notes on the plane when it was refurbished back in 1975. Jeremy kinney is joining us, the curator. Just saw you a moment ago in that taped piece. Talk to us about the spirit of st. Louis. And some interesting things you found in the last year or so. The spirit of st. Louis is a true milestone of flight. Charles lindbergh makes that epic transatlantic flight in may 1927 and its always been a signature artifact of the smithsonian, since the building opened in 1976. So this opportunity to redo this gallery, the milestones of flight gallery, looking at this airplane and seeing the elements that are left by the people who made the airplane, the people at R
2027488901. Send us a tweet at cspan history or join us on facebook at facebook. Com cspanhistory. As we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and there are so many inside this fabulous museum, is moving beyond earth. And an example of the evolution of americas Space Shuttle program. And joining us again is valerie neal. We saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. You are the curator, the chair of the Space History Department here at the museum. And lets talk about the shuttle program. No other country had Something Like that. Well, briefly, the soviet union did. They built a craft called buran that mimicked our Space Shuttle. But it was several years later. They flew one test flight and then retired it. They didnt really have a need for a shuttle craft. But they were very worried about what we might use ours for. And they thought they should have one too, just in case. But really, in the annals of space history, the u. S. Space shuttle is unique. Its the only operational
Of flight mail carrier to the jet age of the 1950s to today and missiles its all here. I want to share an article from earlier in week on the spirit of st. Louis one of the iconic planes that Charles Lindbergh had. Jeremy kinney is joining us. Talk about the spirit of st. Louis and the interesting things you found . The spirit of st. Louis is true milestone of flight and Charles Lindbergh makes the epic plight in 1927. Since the building opened in 1976. So this opportunity to redo the gallery, looking at this airplane and seeing the elements that are left about the people who made the airplanes, the flags from the europe as well as latin america, so you see these peeking are making the contact and being part of this story in afuation in 1920. Where are you interesting in this area . I have been interested in afuation history. Aerospace history. It was a passion that i had was able to cultivate and grow and end up at smithsonian. Was there a turning point in american aviation history. L
Subchi on healsub c committee on health talked about the health care policy. This is just over two hours. Okay. I want to thank everyone for attending this event today. Im joane antos, for the policyt the institute, on behalf of the Business Group on health i want to welcome everyone here and everyone watching remotely including those watching cspan to todays conference. We are going to discuss the challenges of providing high Quality Healthcare that is affordable for patients, employers and taxpayers. This is clearly a critical topic for government policymakers. The recent election obviously highlighted the disagreements among many people in this country about whats the best way for government to proceed in this area. Obviously, changes are coming. The expansion of Health Insurance coverage under the aca has come at a steep price and the Incoming Administration is looking for ways to get costs under control while insuring people continue to have access to Health Insurance. Employers h
Burgess of texas talks about efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. Hosted by the American Enterprise institute, this is two hours. Okay. Okay. I want to thank everyone for attending this event today. Im joe antos, the wilson had h. Taylor scholar for Health Care Retirement policy at the American Enterprise institute. On behalf of aei, the Brookings Institution and the Pacific Business group on health, i want to welcome everyone here and everyone watching remotely including those who are watching cspan to todays conference. Were going to discuss High Quality Health Care that is available for patients, employers and taxpayers. This is a critical topic for government poll he icymaker spo. The recent election highlighted the disagreements among many people in this country about what is the best way for government to proceed in this area. And obviously changes are coming. The expansion of Health Insurance coverage under the aca has come at a steep price and the Incoming Adm