Hello. Were going to go through a tour of some artifacts that really stand out in terms of the story of higher, faster, and farther. First, i would to talk about the museum overall. It has over 8 million visitors a year. Looking at the story of flight in the atmosphere, where i work in, we are looking at 500 aircraft and helicopters. About 67 are on display in the National Mall building. What supports these artifacts are up to 60,000 small and medium artifacts. Were going to talk about the story of higher, faster, farther. A bit of a cliche in the history of aviation but has a real meaning. We look at the people who made this quest of flying in the third dimension a reality. The idea of flying to the highest altitudes, faster speed, longest distances tells us a lot about the Technical Development of the airplane and the reinvention of what the Wright Brothers did. Only the smithsonian can tell the story. Behind me, you see the wright flyer. Oracle right, at the controls takes flight Or
Science and precision is starting precisely at 2 30 and zero seconds. That is an auspicious way to begin this discussion. Earlier this year, on one of the hottest nights of the summer, nearly a half Million People crowded onto the national mall. They werent there for a protest or to celebrate a national holiday. And they werent there for a concert or to watch a fireworks show. No, instead a half Million People went there, drenched in sweat, to watch the story of the apollo 11 mission as it was projected onto the Washington Monument, commemorating the moment 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin took that giant leap for mankind. As everyone in d. C. Knows, if there are a half Million People on the mall and it aint a protest, Something Big is going on. And landing the first humans on the moon and returning them safely to earth marks as one of the epochal moments in the history of mankind. As we look out over our space landscape today, what we see is very different from the lan
Commission on Public Diplomacy talks about the commissions history and recommendations for furthering its agenda. [indiscernible chatter] senator cruz good afternoon. This hearing is called to order. Im very pleased to see a hearing on stem and math and science and precision starting at precisely 2 30 and zero seconds. That is an auspicious way to begin this discussion. Earlier this year on one of the hottest nights of the summer, nearly half a Million People crowded on to the national mall. They were not there for a protest or to celebrate a National Holiday and they were not there for a concert or to watch a fireworks show. No, instead half a Million People went there drenched in sweat to watch the story of the apollo 11 mission as it was projected on to the Washington Monument commemorating the moment 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin took that giant leap for mankind. As everyone in d. C. Knows, if there is half a Million People on the lawn and it is not a protest, So
Seconds. That is an auspicious way to begin this discussion. Earlier this year on one of the hottest nights of the summer, senator cruz good afternoon. This hearing is called to order. Im very pleased to see a hearing on stem and math and science and precision starting at precisely 2 30 and zero seconds. That is an auspicious way to that giant leap for mankind. As everyone in d. C. Knows, if there is half a Million People on the lawn and it is not a protest, Something Big is going on. And landing the first humans on the moon and returning them safely to earth marks as one of the epical moments in the history of mankind. Spacelook over out on our landscape of today, what we see now is very different than the landscape of 1969. Indeed, not only did we succeed going to moon and back again but we have gone on to put robotic rovers on distant planets, celestial observatories and orbits that can literally peer into the beginnings of the universe and we have established a human presence in lo
Im very pleased to im very pleased to see a hearing on stem and math and science and precision starting at precisely 2 30 and zero seconds. That is an auspicious way to begin this discussion. Earlier this year on one of the hottest nights of the summer, nearly half a Million People crowded on to the national mall. They were not there for a protest or to celebrate a National Holiday and they were not there for a concert or to watch a fireworks show. No, instead half a Million People went there drenched in sweat to watch the story of the apollo 11 mission as it was projected on to the washington monument, commemorating the moment 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin took that giant leap for mankind. As everyone in d. C. Knows, if there is half a Million People on the mall and it is not a protest, Something Big is going on. And landing the first humans on the moon and returning them safely to earth marks as one of the epical moments in the epochal moments in the history of man