Spacecraft launched to explore our solar system. Panel of scientists who worked on the Voyager Mission recounts the project genesis and discussed the discoveries made so far. Today in aere gallery that celebrates human and oration in earth orbit and human. Human exploration in earth orbit and beyond. We are here today to celebrate and commemorate with them the 40th anniversary of the voyager spacecraft. It was an epic mission to explore the outer planets. Commission that stands out as one of the most ambitious that nasa ever sent out into the solar system. To me, the mission has personal relevance not because i was ever involved with it, but because as a child, the encounters with the helped to define my childhood and helped to define my own understanding of our place in the solar system. I was too young to enjoy the slides of jupiter and saturn, but uranus and neptune i remember quite clearly as a kid seeing the images on the news and being impressed by what we were doing out there in
Welcome to Little Rock High School National Historic site. And an interpretive ranger, my tie to this story is that my mother was one of the little name going to buy the media to describe the first nine students at Little Rock High School. In 1957, the first black students walked up the steps. Puts the little rock central high crisis in the context of the greater civil rights movement. It began with the institution of slavery and the fact that blacks had absolutely no rights and and nsidered robbery, were considered property. 3 5 of a student person, not even a full human being. We think it is important to set the tone for what happened in the later for example a very Important Supreme Court case, we focus on, is the 1886 case which accomplished the separate by equal document. We could be here for a very longtime. Creating a very long list, everything from transportation systems, restaurants,hotels, neighborhoods, hospitals. During segregation the hospitals were segregated. There were
By the end of this month. The step is not so big that 18 million americans, songwriters to government workers, those who dont get Health Insurance from the government or on the job, 18 million is only 6 of those who have helped her in in america, so that is the individual market. Nearly 300 million americans have insurance. Health insurance. Buy it from a market. 18 millionthat is 6 of all of the insured, and 9 million of those 18 million have no Government Health to by their insurance. Byy are the ones most hurt higher premiums and higher copays and deductibles. Let us take someone in tennessee. Making 35 million 35,000 a year receives no tax benefit to cover his 7,100 per year premiums. She takes him 91,000 after taxes, which means a fit of her takehome pay is spent on premium, and this does not include detectables or copays. Next year, the Tennessee Department of insurances premiums are going to go up as an average of 42 , an increase of 1500 and 3000 more in premiums next year, and
Biggest the 140 of the biggest names in modern aviation history. Ofs is presented free charge. This is possible thanks to the ge aviation. Ort of programs like theirs are critical to our exhibitions. Privilege to thank them for our longstanding support. The Digital Solutions leader of at gery solutions aviation, lisa, you would answer colleagues ige, we thank you for your substantial and it enduring support. Applause] and since we opened the and ourn the ball, Housing Center and chantilly you in 2003, more than 200 50 Million People of walk through our doors to be informed and inspired by the history of travel. Nd space drying from the priceless collection of iconic artifacts and intellectual trust, our curators, volunteers, and others, and ever to tell stories about aerospace and how it is defined and shaping the american experience. This evening we are joined by a fatherdaughter team who by virtue of their professional roles on september 11, 2001, glimpse intoque the horrors and trag
She anchoreds works center and eventually down the stretch, the first weekly Horse Racing Program on Cable Television. She anchored rod casts of Kentucky Derby day, preakness the the breeders crown, and hamiltonian. She is the author of several books on racing, horse training, and the civil war. Why are you writing looks if you know so much about betting on horses . The connecticut civil war, a guide for travelers. Most recently, Stonewall Jacksons little sorrel. Please join me in welcoming sharon smith. [applause] sharon smith my main license to keep your money in your pocket. Dont do it. I do own horses and ive been distributed interested in the civil war for many years. Its a challenge to write a book about a single horse. They tend to not write their memoirs. , hehe case of little sorrel was owned by a man who did not live to write his memoirs. I doubt he would have if he had lived area to be did not write letters either. They were so celebrated, there was a remarkable amount of in