Work on a more normal basis, well continue to try to meet remotely so that we can play our part in slowing the spread of covid19. I want to also announce a couple of reminders to the conduct of this hearing. Members should keep their video feed on as long as they are present in the hearing, and members are responsible for their own microphones. Just be mindful that you probably have a little bit more responsibility than usual than if we were in a regular meeting space. And please keep your microphones muted unless youre speaking and finally if members have documents they wish to submit to the record, email them to the committee clerk. But if you dont have it, we can make sure you do get it. I welcome you to the science, space and Technology Committees First Virtual hearing. Today were discussing the impact of covid19 on the Fire Service Community and how we can best leverage existing federal programs to expedite assistance to Fire Departments during the pandemic. I appreciate our witne
Derek chauvin, the fired Minneapolis Police officer accused of killing george floyd. Prosecutors also charging three other former Police Officers with aiding and abetting in seconddegree murder. Radical dem Minnesota Attorney general keith ellison, who is now overseeing the floyd case, thanked americans for their, as he put it, patience as they awaited these new charges. Heres ellison announcing the charges just a few moments ago. This is going to take months, and i dont know how many, but it is better to make sure that we have a solid case, fully investigated, researched before we go to trial than to rush it. We dont and so it will take a while, and i cant set a deadline on that. Lou the charges ellison brought today were not unexpected, and the video taken of the brutallal act will obviously be central to the prosecutions case. Central to all of the mayhem and violence over the past week, the past week and a half, and its been driven in part by ugly ideological forces and powerful pa
It is my privilege to introduce jim bridenstine. Jim . Thank you, jim thank you bob, our highest priority is and has been bob and doug, and a couple of days ago we had too much electricity in the atmosphere, and the challenge there is not that we were in a lightning storm, the challenge is that a launchgood in fact trigger lightning could in fact trigger lightning and the rocket could become a lightning bolt. We had these parameters set ahead of time, both nasa and the spacex teams knew what the parameters were. There were limitations i should say. The limitations were exceeded and that put us in a position to delay the launch. Though,this is certain, we will launch american astronauts on american rockets, from american soil and we will priorityh the absolute being the safety of our astronauts. I am very proud of the nasa team, proud of the spacex team. A lot of the comments that i had in the interviews ahead of time where, are you going to feel undue pressure, because of all of the at
The Kennedy Space center for this Historic Mission as we once again prepared a launch bob and 309a from the crew dragon, an exciting time, but where was this weather wednesday afternoon . It is a challenge to compete with the weather in florida in the summer, but we will do what is right, so were moving ahead, and sounds like we have a 5050 chance with the weather again tomorrow, and we will see how it works out. It is my pleasure to introduce jim bridenstine. Thank you, bob. That is our highest priority is and always has been bob and doug , and of course, couple of days ago, we had too much electricity in the atmosphere, and the challenge is not that we were in a lightning storm. Launchllenge is that a could trigger lightning. The rocket could become a lightning bolt, and so we had these parameters set ahead of time. Nasa and the spacex team knew exactly what the parameters were. Those parameters were limitations and those limitations were exceeded, and that put us in a position to de
Derek chauvin, the fired Minneapolis Police officer accused of killing george floyd. Prosecutors also charging three other former Police Officers with aiding and abetting in seconddegree murder. Radical dem Minnesota Attorney general keith ellison, who is now overseeing the floyd case, thanked americans for their, as he put it, patience as they awaited these new charges. Heres ellison announcing the charges just a few moments ago. This is going to take months, and i dont know how many, but it is better to make sure that we have a solid case, fully investigated, researched before we go to trial than to rush it. We dont and so it will take a while, and i cant set a deadline on that. Lou the charges ellison brought today were not unexpected, and the video taken of the brutallal act will obviously be central to the prosecutions case. Central to all of the mayhem and violence over the past week, the past week and a half, and its been driven in part by ugly ideological forces and powerful pa