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Fifty years after the moon landing, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, National Air and Space Museum director Ellen Stofan, and former NASA administrator Charles Bolden reflected on the Ap…

John Logsdon of George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute talked about recent flight into space by private entrepreneurs and its potential impact on space travel.

American History TV and Washington Journal marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with three hours of LIVE interviews and viewer calls from the Smithsonian National Air & …

Stephen Hawking and others spoke about the future of space exploration as part of a lecture series to mark the 50th anniversary of NASA. In his remarks titled “Why we should go into space,” …

John Logsdon talked about NASA’s announcement that liquid water has been discovered on Mars and how that breakthrough could assist in further exploration of the planet and overall space expl…

NASA officials who investigated the Space Shuttle Columbia accident talked about the process of investigating the accident and the discoveries made during the investigation. They also talked…

Participants talked about President John F. Kennedy’s decision to send a manned mission to the moon and the eventual moon landing in 1969. They also talked about the political, scientific an…

Chairman Harold Gehman and other members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board talked about the findings of their final report on the Space Shuttle Columbia accident. They showed list…

On the occasion of China’s first manned space launch, Professor John Logsdon of George Washington University, discussed the space programs of the U.S., China, and Russia, including the budge…

Mr. John Logsdon talked about the findings of the investigation into the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the future of space programs. He also responded to viewer comments and questio…

Witnesses testified about investigations into the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Among the topics they addressed were the management of space programs at NASA, private contracts for bui…

Admiral Harold Gehman (Retired), Chairman, Columbia Shuttle Accident Investigation Board, presented a briefing about the status of the board’s investigation into the loss of the Columbia spa…

Officials spoke to reporters about the progress of their investigation into the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters.

John Logsdon talked about the loss of the space shuttle Columbia, including possible causes of the accident and the future of NASA. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and elect…

NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe talked about the future of space policy and the role of NASA. Among the topics he addressed were the Hubble telescope and past efforts to make it functional, …

Senator John Glenn (D-OH) spoke about the future of the space program and the importance of space exploration. He first traveled into space in 1962 as a NASA astronaut, and would again that …

Astronomers Laura Danly and John Logsdon spoke about the importance of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. They also spoke about the comet currently breaking up in the lower Jupiter atmospher…

Gregg Easterbrook and John Logsdon elaborated on the U.S. space program, including the recent loss of contact with an exploratory spacecraft that was intended to map the surface of the plane…

House Science, Space & Technology Committee hearing on The Future of the United States Space Program with testimony concerning management and budget problems facing the National Aeronautics …

The panelists presented their perspectives on the political concerns and issues that accompanied the Apollo project.