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>> create more diversity. 1% of the 40,000 people in the industry in the uk alone are from black backgrounds. got to change the pipeline and encourage kids to get into stem subjects and great avenues that engineering can lead to. i was a part of a system that failed me in school. young african kids in the uk are more likely to be expelled. i was one of those. it was something i never actually did. but the head master -- >> you got blamed. >> yes. taking care of those kids that do experience it. even here in the states. if you look at my industry within the states, you are

Of space programs. there's the suborbital, tourism aspect, which may probably do some science, eventually, some day, which will be great. you know, there's the stuff we do on the space station. there's going back to the moon and mars and all of that has its benefits in its own way. but i think just the inspiration aspect alone, the motivation for kids to study the s.t.e.m. subjects, because those subjects are so important to our future, to our economy, to national security around the world. i think the space program, what we spend on it, if it was only for that, is worth every single penny. >>...

What do you see as the mission of this flight? >> i think it is raising awareness about space flight, it is providing more common access to people to launch into space because i do think it is -- it gives us a unique perspective on the planet and what we're capable of achieving. it inspires and motivates kids to study those s.t.e.m. subjects that are so important. i think mostly it is an inspirational mission. hopefully at some point they'll start putting maybe, like, college kids on here with some cool experiments and, you know, i would love to see kids like make a wish kids get to go on a ro...

The facility showcases a range of interactive stations where the application of various scientific disciplines in the real world are explained.

Major league baseball or the nfl is one of those spaces we can come together, irrespective of whether we are black or white, irrespective of whether we are democrat or republican, and of these organizations become increasingly politicized, we all lose out on common spaces where we are able to come together. i think it is not just a loss for the integrity of sports, it is a loss for american solidarity and democracy itself, and even with the best intention, not going to do that, bring us together. >> shannon: vivek, thank you so much. always great to see you. >> great to see you shannon thank y...