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Match that of their forebears who created and invented new ways to explore and expand human understanding with american leadership and finally, i believe as we go forward with millions of americans believe in their hearts and have throughout the generations that we will go forward with faith as those pioneers put on the spacesuits, climb aboard the rockets, believe that even if they rise on the wings of the john, even if they go up to the heavens, even there his hand will guide. his right hand will hold him fast.

Spacesuits or the lander. we hadn't even invented many of the materials or tools that we would need. not only did we not have what we needed but we didn't even know what we needed. president kennedy summarized that epic endeavor in one simple sentence. we choose to go to the moon and make no mistake about it. the moon was a choice and an american choice. [applause] >> like every time the american people make up their mind, once the decision was made, american ingenuity, grit and determination, the achievement was inevitable. the only challenges that remain were challenges of engineering and sc...

Now. as far the space suits we heard about. the first all female space walk that was supposed to take place earlier this year. that was an issue that comes from money. nasa would love to have suits in every size to fit men and women. they are dealing with a handful of space suits that are 40 years old. in the american people have a problem with it, congress needs to give them more money to get new space suits. >> martha: put their money where their mouth is. your mom withdraw a space pioneer. the first mom to go into space? >> yes and the 4th american woman to go into space. i talked to her ea...

And we need to use it for our expansion into space. >> you brought up the point of using this as an inspiration for future exploration. he was con fireworks denlt that we would return to the moon by 2024 but there's a new report in the washington post that says quote the rocket used to get astronauts to the moon has yet to fly years behind schedule and it's unclear when it will be ready. nasa does not have a lunar lander to get astronauts to the surface or space suits for them to wear once they get there. the amended budget request for next year of $1.6 billion is also a drop in the bucket for...

Humanity and we do it together. >> earlier this year nasa canceled what would have been this history making all-women space walk. a part of it was because of no space suits. they don't have enough space suits for these women. talk about the future of an all women's space walk but the challenges women still face had it comes to the next frontier. >> well, you know, in numerous fields we've learned that gender matters in design. so whether it's space suits, whether it's where you put controls, whether it's how you design the inside of space suit, gender matters. if we want to level the playing f...