50 years ago, exactly what each week from today, at approximately 9 30 am, 2 astronauts, sitting atop a rocket the size of a navy destroyer, packing 7. 5 Million Pounds of thrust, took off from Kennedy Space center in florida. Roughly 1 Million People had gathered on the ground to watch this historic event. That included half of the u. S. Congress. These 3 astronauts, as one of the newspapers put it at the time, carried with them the hopes of the world. The u. S. 1969. The year before i was born. The astronauts were now im strong, but, and michael collins. And the mission was apollo 11. Armstrong and aldrin went on to make history a little more than 100 hours later. When with more than one third of the earths the earth watching, word listening live. They became the first humans to ever set foot on the moon. The apollo 11 mission would go on to make history again. A little less than 100 hours after that, as the First Mission not only to put men on the moon, but to bring them home safely
This hearing is called to order. Welcome. 50 years ago, exactly what each week from today, at approximately 9 30 am, two astronauts, sitting atop a rocket the size of a navy destroyer, packing 7. 5 Million Pounds of thrust, took off from Kennedy Space center in florida. Roughly 1 Million People had gathered on the ground to watch this historic event. Including half of the United States congress. These three astronauts, as one of the newspapers put it at the time, carried with them the hopes of the world. The year was 1969. The year before i was born. The astronauts were Neil Armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins. And the mission was apollo 11. Armstrong and aldrin went on to make history a little more than 100 hours later. When, with more than one third of the earths the earth watching or listening live, they became the first humans to ever set foot on the moon. The apollo 11 mission would go on to make history again. A little less than 100 hours after that, as the First Mission
[gavel pounding] this hearing is call to order. Welcome. 50 years ago, exactly what each week from today, at approximately 9 30 am, 2 astronauts, sitting atop a rocket the size of a navy destroyer, packing 7. 5 Million Pounds of thrust, took off from Kennedy Space center in florida. Roughly 1 Million People had gathered on the ground to watch this historic event. That included half of the u. S. Congress. These 3 astronauts, as one of the newspapers put it at the time, carried with them the hopes of the world. The u. S. 1969. The year before i was born. The astronauts were now im strong, but, and michael collins. And the mission was apollo 11. Armstrong and aldrin went on to make history a little more than 100 hours later. When with more than one third of the earths the earth watching, word listening live. They became the first humans to ever set foot on the moon. The apollo 11 mission would go on to make history again. A little less than 100 hours after that, as the First Mission not o
Welcome. Orning and the subcommittee on Higher Education and workforce investment will come to order. We are happy you are here. I know a quorum is present. I want to ask can sense they be permitted to participate in todays hearing with the understanding your questions will come after all members have completed their questions. The committee is eating to hear testimony on engines of economic mobility. The Critical Role of Community Colleges, historically lacked minorities serving and institutions preparing students for success. ,ursuant to Committee Rules Opening Statements are limited to the chair in the Ranking Member and this allows us to hear from our witnesses sooner and provide all members with adequate time to ask questions. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. We will examine the Critical Role of historically black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and universities, and committee colleges in providing low income students and students o
Representative smith is washington states 9th District Representative and serves as Ranking Member on the u. S. House Armed Services committee. He graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor degree in Political Science and jd from the university of Washington School of law. During his last year in law school, representative smith ran and won an election for washingtons 33rd district, becoming the youngest state senator in the country at the time. Representative smith is now the 11th in his 11th term in congress. Representative smith has previously chaired the subcommittee on air and land forces and the subcommittee on terrorism, unconventional threats and capabilities. He has previously served on the House Foreign Affairs committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on intelligence. After he makes his keynote remarks today i will join him on stage for a little back and forth and well open it up to the audience before we move to a break for our first panel. Please join me in