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A soviet flag on the moon. i see an american flag on the moon. he became a voice of the space exploration. on kennedy's watch, the first human in space was a soviet with jack kennedy. he didn't like that. he green lit on may 5, 1961, alan shepherd, the first astronaut in space. 15 minutes back. in may of 61, on the 25th, kennedy went to a joint session of congress and said let's all go to the moon. he clip he played from september 1962, rice university, i choose to go to the moon is when he pulled the american people together and said we can do it that year of 62, john glenn had become this en...

Historic moments in american history. 45 years ago today, the world watched as astronaut neil armstrong became the first astronaut to walk on the moon. we sat down with former astronaut eugene seirnan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon. >> 45 years ago, neil armstrong walked on the moon. what did that mean? >> let me take you before that. after we, via alan shepherd, had 16 years of experience.

Of america! >> uma: there you have it. herman cain kicking off his presidential campaign right there in centennial park in atlanta, georgia. he's speaking before a big crowd of well wishers out there. we'll continue to monitor his speech and bring you the latest on his campaign throughout this day. in his first ever call to space, pope benedict dressing the endeavor astronauts and crew at the international space station this morning. >> very happy to have this extraordinary opportunity to converse with you during your mission and especially grateful to be able to speak to so many of you who ...

The decades long program. so what's next for nasa? joining us now, former al policy low 7 astronaut, walter cunningham. it's an honor to have you join us on the program. we're also marking the 50th anniversary on monday of president kennedy's historic call to send a man to the moon. it's amaze to go think what it meant. what impact did it have on you? >> in many ways it shaped my life from that time on. i wish we had the kind of enthusiasm for the space program today as you just heard at that conference. >> uma: we've come a long way since that day, that 15-minute space ride on mercury with al...

Gorge reservoir for only the fourth time in the last 48 years. now local business owners are expecting a busy rafting season. you can see why. well, some florida criminals lacked the muscle and a little intelligence to carry a coin machine they stole from a car wash. the 200 -pound machine fell on top of them as they attempted to get away. well, they eventually did get away, but not with much. the machine had just been emptied. also in florida, the u.s. postal service unveiled two stamps to mark today's 50 th anniversary of today's first manned space flight. the stamps feature the first me...