In the house of representatives, a lot going on today. If you want to find out more about the activity, go to our website at cspan. Org. We now take you to the house. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] rage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , july 17, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the ouse of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders fo
Canaveral florida july 1 19693 men set off on one of the greatest adventures in Human History their goal of the movie. That the right one travel hundreds of thousands were there to watch. The cold war was in full swing and the competition between the u. S. And the soviet Union Extended even to space. On july 20th 1069 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the 1st human to set foot on earth spoil me permanent satellite. This event would bring armstrong fame that he had never sought and it would also change his life forever. Strong became a Living Legend in the history of space travel like a 20th century christopher columbus. But at the height of his popularity he voluntarily withdrew from public life. Armstrong served as a navy pilot during the korean war in 1955 he signed on with the governments high speed flight station at Edwards Air Force base in california. His 1st job was piloting chase planes during tests of experimental aircraft the flight station was home to some of the countrys best
Now on bbc news, 50 years from the successful apollo 11 mission, Stephen Sackur is in florida to speak to one of its astronuats, Michael Collins. Welcome to hardtalk. Im Stephen Sackur. This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most remarkable feats of exploration in the history of humankind. The apollo 11 mission which landed man on the moon. Im in florida to meet one of the crewmembers. While Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin were setting foot on the moons surface, Michael Collins was piloting the command module which got them all home. 50 years on, how does he reflect on the significance of that Extraordinary Mission . Michael collins, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much, stephen. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic apollo 11 mission which you were a key part of. It means the spotlight is back on that mission and back on you. How do you feel about that . There were three of us, of course, on that flight. Neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and i. Three very lucky
Speaker. As chairwoman of the committee on science, space, and technology, its an honor to stand before you today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. The morning of july 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and buzz aldrin lifted ff from nasas cape kennedy. That day, millions watched in 11 s nasa launched Apollo Saturn 9 rocket to accomplish the goals set by president kennedy less than 10 years earlier, to land the man on the moon before the end of the decade. As president kennedy said in his speech at Rice University in september, 1962, we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. There is no better explanation that captures the american spirit. We choose to take joint leaps. We choose to know the unknown. We choose to lead into the future. On july 20, 1960, just four days after the launch, the world listened and watched as the first steps were taken on the moon. Again, hundreds of millions of
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