Here is a new space launcher. The picture does not do it justice. The geometry is exactly like it. This is about 80 tons, 90 tons. The launching facility being built. It is the spitting image of the north korean space facility. However, this year, the iranians have a program, Space Program with an ambition to put an iranian astronaut in space by 2020. It is not too young and a number of young engineers it reminded me of the old times. Lets go back to the program. They want to do a suborbital by 2020. It is an orbital test. Those guys know what they are doing. This is an escape tower in case there is a emergency. Here is a regular flight suborbital flight. They did not mention a range. There is an emergency pod. It reminded me of what the United States did. By emergency, they went into the Space Program. You take the only rocket available at the time. You put it onto a launcher and make a minimal space launcher which can take one man into orbit. Very rudimentary. One man capsule which s
Rangers if you can believe it tomorrow in their game against the San Francisco giants. Hamels had a great run with the phillies. A world series title a world series m. V. P. And 114 victories along the way. He may be a ranger now but philadelphia will always hold a special place in his heart. This was a huge, huge part of who i. And what ive become. This is, you know, its a number one opportunity that ive been able to be given in playing baseball and especially to play for, you know the historical city of philadelphia. You know, some of the best memories ive ever had. I listened to a lot things about cole hamels and people talk about him being a prima donna and all this other business hollywood hamels. I will tell you this. Weve had some very, very competitive players play here in philadelphia. I would put him up against any competitor weve had or any athlete weve had here in philadelphia. Now, hamels is not the only player traded today by the phillies. Today they sent out fielder ben
Cenex. Executive nominations are on the agenda for today with consideration of Steven Andrew angle to the assistant attorney general. First, a vote to debate and a final vote is scheduled for 5 3. Life to the floor of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, you are our god. Keep our lawmakers composed please draw near to all who are affected by the violence in your house of worship in Sutherland Springs, texas. Comfort those who mourn. Bring healing to the injured. And shower your mercy upon us all. Lord, keep our lawmakers composed even in lifes storms. May they acknowledge their need of your power, your wisdom and your might. May they run towards lifes challenges and hardships, knowing that they are never alone. Satisfy their souls with good things and transform the mundane into the meaningful. Lord, purify their hea
Capitol hill studio by the Deputy Editor of the provincial energy news from the coal industry is in the United States what are the main types of coal mined in the United States . You to go from black to brown song that is mined in eastern pennsylvania is the not as much now. And then that type that is used for power plants than the type that is more brown and has less ability to produce energy but it is used in north dakota lot so that ranges to their different based and what part of the country. You talk about their ranges of coal talk about the mines. A lot of people assume all coal mines are power plants. But there are a lot of minds and there is the big marketlants for our metallurgical coal you estimate coal and steel and iron. A lot of the exports of overseas are for that metallurgical coal. It is and the power plant regulations but how much countries are developing and how much steel bidi to build there is speculation is our today our guest this morning should note that as we ta
[inaudible conversations] containing hello. I am to be dichter, chair of the board of the foundation. Welcome to another wonderful nights at the free library of philadelphia. Our amazing, magnificent star lineup. Tonight we have some awesome friends and officers and if you see the lights here we are on cspan. You dont have to run home to watch your self because it will be on the book talk show and, you know, that signals again that these three stars warrant this kind of attention and we are very proud. Also, we are proud and thankful for this library and what we do and i see some of the Board Members in the crowded tonight and those of you who keep coming to these, thank you. We are blessed and i would encourage you at thanksgiving to remember the free library of philadelphia and if you feel thankful for its and all that we do, would you consider making a contribution however much you can. The conversation tonight with enrico fermi and gino segre will be moderated in conversation with