Apollo 8 - First Manned Lunar Orbit
On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched mankind into the moon’s orbit for the first time. Robert Kurson joined us at the Apollo 8 capsule at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry to take viewer…
644 viewsOn December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched mankind into the moon’s orbit for the first time. Robert Kurson joined us at the Apollo 8 capsule at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry to take viewer…
644 viewsFrank Borman talked about his life and career. He was a Gemini and Apollo astronaut who served as commander of Apollo 8, the first NASA mission to fly around the Moon. This interview was…
1,091 viewsTitled “The Spirit of Apollo,” this ceremony from Washington National Cathedral commemorated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8. On December 24, 1968, as they became the first humans to orbit…
183 viewsClimate scientists and policy experts testified on the latest climate change research before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. They discussed an array of topics, including clean…
1,374 viewsNASA held a press conference to announce the end of the mission for its Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity. The rover arrived on the Martian surface in January 2004 and was declared dead, and…
476 viewsFormer NASA chief historian Roger Launius talked about the history of the Apollo program. He described how the Cold War influenced early space missions and the excitement over the moon landing in…
116 viewsAuthor and documentary filmmaker Tom Hansell talked about After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales in which he reported on coal communities in central Appalachia and South…
111 viewsThe House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the impact of climate change on American communities. Members first heard from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) and…
1,020 viewsTelephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “Does the U.S. need a 'Green New Deal?'”
827 viewsSenator Edward Markey (D-MA) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) unveiled the “Green New Deal” resolution calling for broad scope of economic and energy reforms to target climate…
4,930 viewsIn his book A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow, Joshua Goldstein examined potential solutions to climate change already enacted by some…
121 viewsZack Colman discussed the “New Green Deal” introduced earlier in the week by freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA). He also talked about the…
345 viewsFormer New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D), who is considering a presidential bid in 2020, spoke at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. The mayor focused mostly on…
836 viewsGregory Jaczko recounted his time with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for which he served as chair from 2009-2012.
582 viewsGovernor Jay Inslee (D-WA) spoke to college students at an event at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. He said he is seriously considering running for president in 2020, and…
456 viewsRepresentatives Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) talked about their formation of the Congressional PFAS Task Force which seeks to highlight the role of per- and…
290 viewsIn this portion of the 2019 U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting, the Democratic mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, was among the speakers at a roundtable discussion on climate change and…
176 viewsAndrew Wheeler, President Trump’s pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA administrator, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Mr. Wheeler was asked about his…
1,822 viewsOil and gas executives discussed the state of the energy industry. They also addressed environmental protection efforts, emerging energy technologies, and related energy policies. Speakers…
108 viewsKevin Bogardus talked about Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearing to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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