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These welcome drew warned, associate director of policy, office of the Vice President of the United States. [applause] excited to speak to this. First off, i would like to say that space is a top priority of this administration. Through the leadership of the president we have seen remarkable progress in this area. The United States was founded by brave pioneers. Their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter of Space Exploration. By combining the efforts of the u. S. Government with the leaders in private industry, we will reach new heights that until recently we cou...

Now on bbc news its 22 years since a british driver broke the sound barrier and the world land speed record by driving a car across an american desert at 763mph. Today, the same man is trying to smash his own record with a new car, the bloodhound this time, in africa. Andrew harding has been following his progress. Well, the thing about the land speed record is it is the last of the amateur corinthian sports. It is done purely for the love, the fascination of it. Some people argue, well, the old cars are no more, but forget it is a car, we are pushing the boundaries of engineering to its absol...

This is a story about stubbornness and ingenuity, and yes, about speed, too. It is the story of a quest to design and build the worlds fastest car, and then to find a place flat enough, long enough, to actually drive it. There are not many spots on this particular planet suitable for racing faster than the speed of sound. You cant just pick a straight stretch of road. At 500, 700, 900 miles an hour, the wheels would rip apart mere tarmac, which is why we have come to a remote corner of south africa, close to the borders of botswana and namibia, to a place called the hakskeen pan, on the southe...

Fascinating stuff happening in the world of surveillance that can be covered in fully panels and we are always glad to have a lineup and smart focus to address that range of topics in our shorter flash talks and to begin the senior counsel and director of Freedom Technology and freedom, this is a time where we hear a lot about the goal of putting the first but surveillance based in this often creates friction with our allies when our surveillance goals conflict and im happy to welcome that from an international perspective. [applause] thank you and hello. I am with the center for democracy and...

The land speed record with the british Bloodhound Team hoping to smash the Current Record of 763 miles per hour. Andrew harding was given exclusive access to the team on the salt flats of the Northern Cape of south africa. Well, the thing about the land speed record is it is the last of the amateur corinthian sports. It is done purely for the love, the fascination of it. Some people argue, well, the old cars are no more, but forget it is a car, we are pushing the boundaries of engineering to its absolute limit. Every day i go, why are we doing this . It may be the last land speed record as we ...