Here at the cosmosphere cente site that preserved horsedrawn vehicle manufacturing facility then in 2000 moved here to the cosmosphere. Did not have a one bit of understanding of Space Exploration when i started here so early on Read Everything i could and today really enjoy early man Space Exploration. So for those of you who havent been to the cosmosphere. That mission was 60 years old yesterday. And so i had a big celebration but here today to talk about eisenhowers role in developing nasa. A lot of people dont really understand the role. The eisenhowers development of the creation of nasa. So i think its an incredibly important topic and the development of nasa something that obviously still resonates today as Space Exploration continues. To go forward but before nasa started the first entity that had oversight of aeronautics in this country was the naca the National Advisory council for aeronautics. It was developed in 1915 luminaries such as the Wright Brothers were part of that
Cosmosphere. Did not have a one bit of understanding of Space Exploration when i started here so early on Read Everything i could and today really enjoy early man Space Exploration. So for those of you who havent been to the cosmosphere. That mission was 60 years old yesterday. And so i had a big celebration but here today to talk about eisenhowers role in developing nasa. A lot of people dont really understand the role. The eisenhowers development of the creation of nasa. So i think its an incredibly important topic and the development of nasa something that obviously still resonates today as Space Exploration continues. To go forward but before nasa started the first entity that had oversight of aeronautics in this country was the naca the National Advisory council for aeronautics. It was developed in 1915 luminaries such as the Wright Brothers were part of that initial group, and it was developed to determine or look at how the United States could develop aeronautics coming out of w
Seven and they would become household names. Sy carpenter, gordon cooper, john glen, grisham, sh era, shepherd and slaton. The story of the mercury seven would become a book and a movie both called the right stuff. John serela recapped his nasa career and his life. Reporter by the time allen shepherds space suit shimmered, the United States was behind. Garren had already become the first human in space. The u. S. Was losing the space race. It was up to shepherd. He carried the duty of carrying the american pride. Shepherd had been a navy pilot before being chosen as one of the seven original mercury astronauts. All wanted to be first in space. But it was shepherd who was flying now. Higher, faster and farther than any american had ever gone. They all came over and hook my hand. Congratulations and filed out of the room. And i didnt see any of the bars i visited on the way home. Reporter shepherd sub orbital flight went perfectly. It lasted all of 15 minutes and 20 seconds. What a beaut
Optimistic going into the negotiations merkels conservatives are holding the preliminary talks with the center left Social Democrats after previous talks with other parties failed sticking points this time around are expected to be germanys refugee all seized and his approach to european integration. Lets have a listen to what mark on the social democrat leader Martin Schultz had to say as talks got underway. Because the c. D. U. Is going into these talks with the aim of creating the conditions to form a stable government. Thats because we believe that the tasks ahead for which we have the voters mandate are enormous in terms of Foreign Policy challenges european challenges and also in domestic affairs. We all sensed that the challenges for a new federal government however at me luker be structured lie in that the new year and which we all live must also include a new kind of politics in this sense we will conduct the negotiations here
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A potential promise were going to a correspondent also coming up. Paris remembers the victims of attacks three years ago that horrified people around the walls the killings began when a gunman stormed the offices of satirical magazine and shot the dog. And soaring to success ski jumping coming as she talked was looking for a historic final stage when up to dominating the four hills tournament could the polish face make it a clean sweep. Im going to humphrey good to have you with us german chancellor Angela Merkel has embarked on key talks over forming a new governing coalition to lead the country going into the negotiations the chancellor said she was optimistic macas conservatives are holding the exploratory talks with the center left social democrats off to previous negotiations with other parties failed sticking points this time around are expected to include germanys refugee policies and its approach to european integration. Well have a listen to what merkel and social democrat lea