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Its become film history and part of pop culture. The moon and other celestial bodies have always captured the imagination why does outer space fascinate us now and what is it about the moon landing that continues to hold our attention a cosmic trip through our film and music. On. A small step. A giant leap. It was the 1st time a human had set foot on the moon. Mankind had left a footprint in space. These images are reflected in our collective memory. It was far more than a scientific expedition it was the fulfillment of an age old dream of mankind an exhibition project examines the way artists...

Hottest nights of the summer, nearly half a Million People crowded on to the national mall. They were not there for a protest or to celebrate a National Holiday and they were not there for a concert or to watch a fireworks show. No, instead half a Million People went there drenched in sweat to watch the story of the apollo 11 mission as it was projected on to the Washington Monument commemorating the neal 50 years ago when armstrong and buzz aldrin took that giant leap for mankind. If there is half a Million People on the lawn and it is not a protest, Something Big is going on. Land on the moo...

[inaudible] we choose to go to the moon not because they are easy, but because they are hard. We met its a confirmed go. President kennedy would not live to see his vision take flight. Two years after his call to action, he was assassinated in dallas texas. His Brother Robert became a u. S. Senator from new york and was hoping to follow in his president ial footsteps. My thanks to all of you and now its on to chicago. On his way to the democratic nomination he to. [inaudible] the last surviving kennedy brother was teddy. The entire week goes on the shoulders of ted kennedy he was not ready for...

Much like many of our panelists today, i am an engineer. But i have never been to space, which gives you an idea of the impressiveness next to me. But i did grow up in florida around Cape Canaveral and have watched many of you launch to space, and it has been one of the reasons i chose to pursue engineering. Ive gone on to have an atypical career, i am a tv host nowadays, and we have a current challenge that was launched with nasa, where students can name the next mars rover. Right now, we have a contest until november 1st, so you have any kids or grand kids that want to be part of space histo...

The Committee Shall come to order. Welcome nasa administrator jim bridenstine, and acting associate add in mrer for human exploration and operations Kenneth Bowersox to the subcommittee this morning. Earlier this year nasa commemorated the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon which remains the single most successful and Famous Mission in nasas history. Just a week before our cjs bill was marked up in sub skmit, nasa submitted a 1. 6 billion Budget Amendment and intended to start the effort to advance the return of humans to the moon by four years. Such little time prevented us from adeq...