There i got into flight training. I became a naval aviator, and low and behold in 1958 nasa was formed and they were looking for astronauts. So i was one of the original 110 people selected to go for interviews. Lets go back to your Naval Academy days, you almost didnt go, is that right . That is right. I had two years at wisconsin. I informs a Naval Aviation program after world war ii. Have been the most important project in this century. I became the first alternate that usually doesnt make it, are and i got orders for the physical to be inducted into the academy if you so desired. And then i said should i go to the academy, they said dont do that, you two years of college, you have Naval Aviation, if you go back you have to start all over again, you might not get back in aviation, but there was an old captain there and he said if you want to make the navy your career, get yourself to the academy, that is what hatppened. I term paper, my first term paper, i wrote on the development o
Explosion on board. The interview is from the Oral History Program at the Johnson Space center. This is the Johnson Space Center Original history project, may 25th, 1999, at the Johnson Space center. When you were a little kid, you saw a rocket go off and you said i want to do that . Is it that simple or that complex . You know, i was interested in rockets and astronomy long before the glenns and the shepherds of the world could spell rocket. I was interested in it way back in high school. I went to try and build some rockets. I wanted to be a rocket engineer, as a matter of fact. I wrote to the American Rocket Society at that time which is now the aaia or Something Like that, and i said i want to be a rocket engineer, and they wrote back and said you need to go to i. T. Or cal tech, and i couldnt afford either so i got an rotc appointment to wisconsin and then from there i went to the Navel Academy and then i got the flight training. I became a naval aviator, and low and behold in 195
They talk about the history and special relationship between the two cities. Of the wonderful things about bryanCollege Station, you have two cities one community. Really right after the civil war. There was a railroad coming from houston that was marching its way here. After the civil war it continued on and brian for the first few years after the civil war struggled to get itself created but was able to do that. Its876 the University Got first six students and the city of brian was really getting going. Are still some of the first buildings that were being built. 25 years ago this area was a ghost town. Has created growth and renewal in the city of brian. The line between our cities is blurred not just in how we Work Together but geographically. Texas a m founded in 1876. But it wasit grew five miles from the nearest town. Calledknew about a town factge station except the in 1938 when some a m faculty and staff got together and said lets create our own city. We are growing somewhere
Sir ferris from politico joins us. The house got their job done passing a continuing resolution through november 21. Negotiators continue off the floor. The senate will take up the cr in the coming week. What are the issues lawmakers have to go shake . Negotiate . The issues still outstanding, the cr package is locked in the senate. Of course, the funding fight going into october and november is going to be ugly. I have talked to democrats on the preparations panel, and is in the fight is essentially the same as last year. That is not great news because we ended up in a 35 day shutdown. They dont have a strategy on how they are going to do with the border wall. That was the main issue that spurred a shutdown through september and most of january of this year. There are the Enforcement Powers that ice agents have. These are things democrats are riled up about given the administrations aggressive actions through the summer. Democrats are ready to go to the mat on this. Republicans are du
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