To be the first woman to make the solo trip. Smithsonian national air and Space Museum Curator Dorothy Cochrane discusses some of the theories around her disappearance. Good evening. Im lauren with Smithsonian Associates and im so glad youve joined us for tonights program. To members im glad youre here. Its your ongoing support that make events like this possible. Any of you joining us for the first time a warm welcome and the opportunity to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is a perfect time to turn off your cell phones. Thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month Amelia Earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. On may 21st, 1932, exactly five years after american aviator Charles Lindbergh floyd solo across the atlantic ocean, earhart became the first woman to repeat that feat. We are thrilled to welcome Dorothy Cochrane. She curates the collections of general aviation aircraft, flight material, aerial cameras and h
Wouldnt have got off the ground without some help from Goldman Sachs and who ever said a trade war is bad for business well we will meet one garlic farmer in california is laughing all the way to the bank. One forest fire however large might be considered a Natural Disaster something that unfortunately happened but 80000. 00 in a year in the one place Something Else is surely going on of course talking about the amazon rain forest where right now every minute an area the size of a football pitch is being wiped out. The problem it seems stems from the top brazils diable scenario campaigned on a promise to open up the embers and to farming and logging and mining to strip native amazonian tribes of their land and now hes president hes defunding the bodies responsible for environmental and for cement his argument and that of some rather brazilians is that their Economic Growth is being held back because they cant exploit the amazon but how do you put a price and where do you even start whe
Thank you. Clement the chair is calling to order everyone. Welcome to tonights hearing. This is the emerging space environment. Operational, technical and policy channels. Thank you for joining us here today. On october 4, 1957, the soviet union successfully launch spud one, the first satellite. Man made their first trip to space. Slightly larger than a beach ball with barely more Onboard Technology than a beach ball, the satellite orbit it the earth every 98 minutes. Emitting a beacon that was picked up and rebroadcast in news reports all over the world. Although it would orbit the earth for only 96 days, transmitting for only 21 of them. It was a Pivotal Moment in our nations history that led to the ensuing space rage which put man on the moon and this on distant planets. It changed the course of human history. It is fitting that this year the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission, that put those first men on the moon, we find ourselves deeply engaged in discussions about the fut
On what numbers and women especially in victims of violence. Take part and send us your story train all with understand this new culture. You are not a visitor nothing yet you want to become a citizen. In for migrants your platform for reliable information. German chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting africas central sun hell region where terrorism and conflict are Major Concerns and Economic Development is severely lacking so what are the needs in the region and is europe doing enough. And one bucket at a time will show you the back breaking work behind alis rapid urbanisation. Which depends on buckets of sand from the nearby the shared river. Also on the show france and germany team up to subsidize battery cell production they call it a strategic investment in the face of tough asian competition others say its a waste of money. Welcome to business africa im stephen beards in berlin thanks for watching german chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged more than one hundred fifteen Million Eu
And then we can make it feel to. German chancellor Angela Merkels visiting africas central sun hell region where terrorism and conflict are Major Concerns and Economic Development is severely lacking so what are the needs in the region and is europe doing enough. And one bucket at a time will show you the back breaking work behind balis rapid urbanisation which depends on buckets of sand from the nearby the shared river. Also on the show france and germany team up to subsidize battery cell production they call it a strategic investment in the face of tough asian competition others say its a waste of money and. Welcome to the business africa im stephen beards in relent thanks for watching german chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged more than one hundred fifteen Million Euros in aid to west african countries in the sahara zone of funds or earmarked for Development Aid in particular police and education michaels three day visit includes stops in burkina faso mali and the share with maurit