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Transcripts For CSPAN3 National Air And Space Museum 40th Anniversary 20160704

we re back live now at the smithsonian national air and space museum where the museum today is celebrating its 40th birthday. it was 40 years ago today that president gerald ford dedicated this museum. in about a half hour, we ll bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. in the meantime, we want to hear from you. our phone lines are open. 202-748-8900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. if you live out west, 202-748-8901. send us a tweet at c-span history or join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory. as we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and there are so many inside this fabulous museum, is moving beyond earth. and an example of the evolution of america s space shuttle program. and joining us again is valerie neal. we saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. you are the curator, the chair of the space history here at the museum. and let s talk about the shuttle program. no other country had something like that.

Transcripts For CSPAN3 National Air And Space Museum 40th Anniversary 20160705

we re back live now at the smithsonian national air and space museum, where the museum today is celebrating its 40th birthday. it was 40 years ago today that president gerald ford dedicated this museum. in about a half hour, we ll bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. in the meantime, we want to hear from you. our phone lines are open. 202-748-8900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. if you live out west, 202-748-8901. send us a tweet at c-span history or join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory. as we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and there are so many inside this fabulous museum, is moving beyond earth. and an example of the evolution of america s space shuttle program. and joining us again is valerie neal. we saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. you are the curator, the chair of the space history department here at the museum. and let s talk about the shuttle program. no other country had something

Transcripts For CSPAN3 National Air And Space Museum 40th Anniversary 20160819

aviation is america s story. we went from the first power controlled man flight to walking on the moon 66 years. the air and space museum shows you exactly that history. everything that we have as a special significance to the development of aviation and space in this country. i came and saw this aircraft. i remember it so well. as a small boy. my father explaining to me what it was with the first airplane. to ever fly. here we are in the same room with the planes the wright brothers flew. one of the main perpetrator is to preserve the artifacts forever. sure you can have reproductions or mock-ups, but here you have the real thing. it did it first or better than anybody else. you have to stop a little bit and think about the story as you view the object. i always find something marvelous, something that completely surprises me. the discovery space shuttle is so significant. and it is so quintessential smithsonian. this is the shuttle that has inspired a

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