One giant leap for mankind. On this 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landings, chase washington journal along with cspan American History tv, will focus on this historic event and its influence on modern spaceflight. For the next three hours we are live at the national air and space musician museum in washington, where well talk about apollo 11 with historians, the module pilot collins, and you. You can let us know you impression of the moon landing, and you want to talk about that day, you impressions of, it tool to 7000, two or two seven assions of the 50th 202 7488000. For all will be based here from the national air and space museum. A couple of facts about the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission. It was Neil Armstrong, buzz aldrin, and Michael Collins the team for that day. The launch took place july 16, 1969. The moon landing on july 20, 1969. The first step by Neil Armstrong at about 10 4 56 p. M. On july 20. At about 10 56 p. M. On july 20. Astronauts returning to e
On. I am joined on stage today by six incredible individuals, each of whom have helped shape the history and the future of human space flight. So ill give a little introduction. He gave an introduction about myself, but as he said, my name is deanne. Much like many of our panelists today am an engineer. Unlike most of our panelists today, i have never been to space. Which gives you an idea of the impressiveness next to me. But i did grow up in brevard county, florida, and Cape Canaveral, and i have watched many of you launch to space, and it has been an inspiration in my life and one of the reasons that i chose to pursue engineering. Ive gone on to have a bit of an atypical career. Im an engineering tv host nowadays, and also founder and ceo of future engineers and we actually have a current challenge that was launched with nasa where students can name the next mars rover, so i dont know if youchb you know but the mars curiosity rover was named by a kindergarten through 12 student. We
Much like many of our panelists today, i am an engineer. But i have never been to space, which gives you an idea of the impressiveness next to me. But i did grow up in florida around Cape Canaveral and have watched many of you launch to space, and it has been one of the reasons i chose to pursue engineering. Ive gone on to have an atypical career, i am a tv host nowadays, and we have a current challenge that was launched with nasa, where students can name the next mars rover. Right now, we have a contest until november 1st, so you have any kids or grand kids that want to be part of space history, i encourage them to go online and submit their names. We have a chronology here from apollo on to thinking about going to mars. So right here on my left we have general tom stafford. So nasa astronaut with the gemini and Apollo Programs. Next, we have captain bob crippen, shuttle astronaut. Next, we have dr. Sandy magnus, another former shuttle astronaut, and spent 4 1 2 months on the Internat
Usa, huntsville, alabama, 11 00 a. M. On wall street. And squawk alley is live good Tuesday Morning welcome to squawk alley. I am Carl Quintanilla with leslie picker, mike santoli at post nine of the New York Stock Exchange jon fortt is on assignment, Morgan Brennan is in huntsville. The resurgence of rocket city, usa. Morgan reporter hey, carl, thats right. With a population of fewer than half a million residents in huntsville, alabama, one could be forgiven if they dont realize how significant this area has been to modern american history. Before the 1950s, it was watercress capital of the world. The army moved a Ballistic Missile program here in the 1950s, into the 1960s. Nasa was established the Marshall Space Flight center, began to develop rockets for major Space Programs like apollo, and that legacy has continued all the way into today. Theres Something Like 400 aerospace and Defense Companies operating in the huntsville, alabama area today part of the reason this is called rock
applause welcome to the engineer forum i am apollo 15. Joined on stage today by six incredible individuals and each of whom have shaped the history and the future of human spaceflight. I will give a little introduction but as he said my name is lianne much like panelists today, i have never been to space which gives you an idea of the impressiveness next to me, but i did grow up in florida and watched many of you wants to space. It is one reason i chose to pursue engineering. I have gone on to have an atypical career and also a founder and ceo of future engineers and we have current challenge with nasa where students can meet the next mars rover. Right now, we have i encourage them to go online and submit their name. Speaking of space history, i will tell you about our panelists and i will let you know that their placement on stage is not a coincidence. Right here, we have general tom stafford, so that is a famous after not with an Apollo Program. We have dr. Sandy magnus who spent fou