Who were not familiar with the sequencing, they were cheering. And i said no, thats not right. Something is wrong. At that point, the announcer at the Kennedy Space center said over the intercom, there appears to have been a major malfunction. In fact, ill never in my life forget those words that first came over. I am saying to people around me, that is not right, something is wrong. At that point, he then, after a few more seconds, says it appears the shuttle has exploded. Were seeing pieces falling down out of the sky. President reagan today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and i are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle challenger. We share this pain with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss. 19 years ago almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground. But we have never lost an astronaut in flight. We have never had a tragedy like this. And perhaps we have forgotten the courage it took for the crew o
Next, a look at the legacy of the Apollo Space Missions in the future of Space Exploration. The discussion was held at the National Academy of engineering. [applause] welcome, everyone, to the National Academy of engineerings for him on human spaceflight, apollo, 50 years on. Im going on stage today by six incredible individuals, each of whom helped shape the history and the future of human spaceflight. A little introduction about myself. My name is deeann. Much like many of our panelists today, i am an engineer. Unlike most of our panelists i have never been to space which gives you an idea of the impressiveness. I did grow up in brevard county, florida, Cape Canaveral and many of you launched into space, it has been an inspiration in my life and one of the reasons i chose to pursue engineering. I have gone on to have an atypical career. I am an endearing tv host nowadays and founder and ceo of future engineers. We have current talent launched with nasa where students can name the nex
That we worth seeing our colleague fly in space. The sequencing of it was such that after a proximally two minutes we are supposed to see the separation of the rocket boosters, two minutes and 10 seconds. And i knew the sequencing and after about a minute and 30 seconds, we started to see some plumes that were not correct. Vast majority of the people in the grandstand there, who were not familiar with the sequences, they were cheering. No, thats not right. At that point, the announcer at the Kennedy Space center said, there appears to have been a major malfunction. In fact, ill never in my life forget those words that first came over. Im saying to people around, i said, something is wrong. At that point, he then, after a few more seconds, says it appears the shuttle has exploded. Were seeing pieces falling down out of the sky. President reagan today is a day for mourning and remember. Nancy and i are to the core of the tragedy of the shuttle challenger. This is truly a national loss. 1
And i knew the sequencing and after about a minute and 30 seconds, we started to see some plumes that were not correct. And the vast majority of the people in the grandstand there, who were not familiar with the sequences, they were cheering. No, thats not right. At that point, the announcer at the Kennedy Space center said, there appears to have been a major malfunction. In fact, ill never in my life forget those words that first came over. Im saying to people around, i said, something is wrong. At that point, he then, after a few more seconds, says it appears the shuttle has exploded. Were seeing pieces falling down out of the sky. President reagan today is a day for mourning and remembrance. Nancy and i are shaken to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle challenger. This is truly a national loss. 19 years ago almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground. But we have never lost an astronaut in flight. We have never had a tragedy like this. And per
Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher, increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. I am melanie newman, the chief Public Engagement and Communications Strategist for the nacp Legal Defense fund, the organization i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. So i want to give a little bit of hello . Oh. I want to give sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am, ive been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason i am happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with. My father, dr. Norwood, was the first black School Superintendent in selma, alabama [applause] thank you. And when he in 1987