The committee will come to order, without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. Welcome to the hearing entitled an overview of the Budget Proposal for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2025. I recognize myself, for five minutes for the opening statement. Today, we hear testimony from bill nelson about the Budget Proposal for nasa to fiscal year 2025, this committee plays an Important Role in the mission by providing policy direction and authorizing activities for the agency. While we make progress with language included in the 2022 chips and science act, it has been more than seven years since the last comprehensive nasa reauthorization bill was signed into law. I am certain everyone, including the administrator, can agree seven years is far too long, as experts have highlighted in Committee Hearings this year, a lot has changed for nasa since 2017. We must approach an authorization built with these changes
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A 6 day strike that has upended hollywood. This does not mean writers are returning to workjust yet. The deal is subject to the final Contract Language and members of the guild will have to approve the deal, and details of the deal were not immediately released. A spokesperson for the writers guild said the guild says picketing is now suspended but they are encouraging writers to continue to picket with sag aftra. Actors are still on strike with no deal. In washington, capitol us lawmakers are in crunch talks to avoid a Government Shutdown due to happen injust seven days time. Live pictures there of capitol hill. The republicans, who hold a slim majority in the house of representatives, are at a deadlock, with members on the right of the party demanding wide ranging spending cuts. Time appears to have run out to pass all the bills necessary in time for the start of the new fiscal year on octoberfirst. The question now is whether lawmakers can pass a Stopgap Measure to buy more time. If
Youre very welcome. We begin with a Space Mission that could help explain the origins of Life On Earth. A Nasa Capsule Containing Rock and dust from the surface of an asteroid has successfully touched down in the utah desert. Its the largest ever sample from an asteroid that has made it to earth, and its an achievement nearly 20 years in the making. American scientists first pitched the idea to nasa in 2004. It wasnt until their third attempt in 2011 that the project was finally approved by nasa. 5 years later in 2016, scientists launched 0siris rex into space. On december 3, 2018, the capsule arrived at asteroid bennu. 0siris rex collected a sample from bennu in october of 2020. Then on may 10, 2021, 0siris rex began itsjourney Back To Earth leading us to this weekends events. On sunday, it successfully landed back here on earth. Recovery teams are now assessing the capsule s condition, before transporting it to clean rooms near salt lake city. It will be disassembled there, and the s
Nonfiction author as and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2, and watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Hey Everyone Welcome to the National Museum of science has anyone been here before . Okay a few people. Great. So were really honored to host doctor are today for his new talk on his new million worry counting backwards. An incase for those of you that havent been here before the international hiewms of surgical science is a division of the International College of surgeons. It was founded in 1954 by dr. Max as a hall of famed surgeon. Museum we have on Lakeshore Drive which was built in 1917 for the countess family Eleanor Robinson was a prom innocent during early 20th century, were countrily in her salon where she would host lavish events and were proud to continue that legacy. The museum houses four floors of exhibits. On surgical and medical history, the main theme in the museum are development of the understanding of human anatomy, development of anesthe