American taxpayers are going overseas. They should be going into america. I totally disagree. I would like to reconvene the sst committee. Thank you for indulging us while we had to cast votes, mr. Administrator. Thank you. It was good to see you on the floor too. I hope that brought back good memories. Okay. We are going to resume our five minutes of questioning by our members. Lets see the gentleman from new york, your first for five minutes of questioning. I think the chair and the Ranking Member for this important hearing today. Take you to administrator nelson for the work you do to ensure the success of the worlds preeminent civil space agency and your awesome leadership that you provide. In new yorks capital region, i am deeply proud of the Critical Research and Tech Development being done at worldclass economic and petitions such as the technical institute. I particularly looking at the r d that relies on funding from the biological and physical Science Division within Nasa Sci
The committee will come to order, without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. Welcome to the hearing entitled an overview of the Budget Proposal for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2025. I recognize myself, for five minutes for the opening statement. Today, we hear testimony from bill nelson about the Budget Proposal for nasa to fiscal year 2025, this committee plays an Important Role in the mission by providing policy direction and authorizing activities for the agency. While we make progress with language included in the 2022 chips and science act, it has been more than seven years since the last comprehensive nasa reauthorization bill was signed into law. I am certain everyone, including the administrator, can agree seven years is far too long, as experts have highlighted in Committee Hearings this year, a lot has changed for nasa since 2017. We must approach an authorization built with these changes
Ethan allen was one of vermonts founding fathers. He was the first colonel commandant of the original Green Mountain boys, and the Green Mountain boys were at one time the Largest Paramilitary Force in north america, if not for the actions of ethan allen, and the other Green Mountain boys, vermont may very well have looked different than it does today. Announcer welcome to burlington, vermont on American History tv. Located on Lake Champlain, about 45 minutes south of the canadian border. It is home to the university of vermont, and it is the states most popular city with about 42,000 residents. Our comcastp of cable partners, over the next 75 minutes, we will explore the city and region. We begin on the waters of Lake Champlain. To hear how important it was to the citys origins. Welcome to Lake Champlain. We are out here today on the spirit of ethan allen interiors. Great opportunity to tip to talk about americas first great lake when it comes to historic significance. Lake champlain
To send a telescope to orbit the sun to detect Dangerous Things coming towards earth but space agencies like not already have projects which monitor Space Objects so why do you need your own private project to do this is not his program not enough. No the programs done by ness and other telescopes are around the world are fantastic and they are presently aiming to their next goal is to find the asteroids larger than one hundred meters that could hit the earth no one hundred metre asteroid would destroy a small country its quite large these surveys these telescopes will not do as well for asteroids smaller than that however as we just mentioned a forty meter asteroid is enough to destroy a very large city so there are going to be a lot of esther as in fact a great majority of asteroids that could do damage on earth are actually smaller than one hundred meters and would not be found by these current surveys or these these planned surveys so our goal at b six twelve foundation is to figur
A former astronaut about the dangers we face a life here on earth. Welcome to me Sophie Shevardnadze a giant asteroid like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs cross the earths past very often but smaller ones do all the time and while the boy did the danger so far our planet is still on prepared for any possible collision. Can we stop armageddon if it comes to it or is to earth defenseless against an asteroid strike when we ask former nasa astronaut asked a physicist and space and. As. The world becomes more familiar with whats beyond planet earth the potential dangers of space becoming more apparent with the threat of asteroids able to wipe out entire civilizations scarily close to our atmosphere so can we count of these dangers before its too late is humanitys existence simply a game of chance or is it in a sense to define and protect. Add blue physicists former astronaut c o b six twelve Foundation Welcome to the show its really great to have you with us thank you very much for hav