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A joke said that NASA invested one million dollars in creating a pen that could work into space, while the Russians just used a pencil. But the things were different. Way different.
Forces that we have the gall to protect the shipping and our gulf allies as well. or they want to wait and try to take it to the un? i think we'll see a lot of discussion there clearly discussion with the saudis as well. that is the question, are we going to have to take action as a group of allies to keep iran off the shipping lanes were wait for the un? that is the question of the day. >> doctor rebecca grant, thank you for being with us, sharing your perspective and have a close eye on this and have you back. >> thank you. eric: the space race has drastically changed since apollo 11 first l...
Things and apollo 7 to this day, here we are 50 years later and it is still, still longest, most ambitious, most successful test flight ever. and most people won't even, do not even know that it flew. eric: tells about apollo 7. bless of october 1968. and really, without your work and the work of your crewmembers or could not have, the knowledge built upon that to get us to the moon. >> well, it is absolutely true. today i would say, former apollo astronauts, they all understand how each of these missions contributed and helped it out. apollo 11 was the fifth manned apollo mission. when we tal...
Legacy of apollo 11, we look forward to america's future return to the moon. someday we are told perhaps mars. what is the meaning of the day, the amazing encouragement walter cunningham joins us a retired colonel and former nasa astronaut. he was a lunar module pilot of apollo 7. he joins us now from the johnson space center in houston. mr. cunningham, first, is an honor to have you with us thank you for your service. as you reflect on apollo 11 and going to the moon, we take it for granted. it was so remarkable, what are your thoughts? >> well, i think it was remarkable but back in those day...
Nevada to see the famous fisher space pen. >> that's right. >> reporter: so you brought one? >> we did. >> reporter: what do you got? >> this is the original astronaut space pen. used on all manned space flights. even has a little inscription on it -- >> reporter: oh, yeah, look at that. my own fisher space pen. my name, right there on it. and 50 years later, a sense of pride tonight. this went up with apollo 7. >> yes. this marks 50 years in space for us. >> reporter: it was cary's dad, paul fisher, who invented the pen in 1966. he was already in the ballpoint pen business, but was convinced ...