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And he testified what it will take to get astronauts back on the moon and on mars. >> kennedy's national impetus, and assured our success. there were more technical capability than, but there was a lack of prioritization. i believe the general support for space, and to see it continue, but without unity, the space exploration program will be grounded. kristin: so i caught up with gene krantz on capitol hill after that hearing and asked him where the first lunar landing ranks in his career. >> apollo 11 is the number one. it had to be before perfect, crisp and right on track. and with communica...

Damon's new film "the ma shan" which opens this weekend. will we ever get there, get to mars? they pitched a new space exploration program and then -- >> with the experience and knowledge gained on the moon, we will then be ready to take the next steps of space exploration. >> but something has happened since then. when newt gingrich said he want add priority on -- >> getting to mars as rapidly as possible. >> -- he was mocked. and few in politics talk that way about mars today. >> some say the moon, why choose this as our goal? and they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? why 35 yea...

But then potentially maybe even hook up with an asteroid which i find so mind-boggling. >> when you really talk about the goals of orion it's hard to wrap your head around these goals, right? i mean, think about landing on an asteroid or redirecting an asteroid to a lunar orbit. things like that that it's really remarkable to even think that it would be possible but nasa says that is the goal here. the ultimate goal would be to take astronauts someday to mars. think about that. so, yeah, it's definitely the next era for the space exploration program here at nasa. that's the emphasis here that ...

Manned mission to an asteroid. mike emanuel with where the program now stands. mike. >> well, hi, jenna. another blow in the future of u.s. manned space flight is seriously up in the air following the retirement of the space shuttle and now funding fights here on capitol hill. the house science committee voted to eliminate all spending on a manned mission to an asteroid, which was a key component of president obama's space exploration program through 2025. in a nasa funding bill with a price tag of $16.8 billion, lawmakers are telling nasa they are not allowed to proceed with the asteroid proj...

thing. cnn newsroom continues right now with randi kaye. >> hi there, suzanne. thank you. well, three major stories on the radar this hour. starting with a major hurricane. category 3 irene batters the bahamas and eyes the carolinas. chad myers is watching that. a hostage ordeal is over in tripoli, but the fighting goes on, and moammar gadhafi still out of sight. and washington surveys the damage from the earthquake that shook the east coast almost 24 hours ago. i want to start with a huge and still growing hurricane irene. chad myers is watching it all for us. what's it doing ...