The most popular programs for the Vignette - Science & Technology type. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=format&id=63 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:38 GMT Vignette - Science & Technology The grand prize-winning video, [I've Got the Power], was produced by Madison Richards, Samantha Noll, and Lauren Nixon, 8th grade students from McKinley Middle Charter School in Racine, Wisconsin. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary focusing on one of the country's strengths or a challenge the country is facing. The local cable company was Time Warner Cable. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292400-27 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292400-27 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT From NASA TV, mission control operators reacted to the successful landing of the Mars Rover Curiosity on the surface of Mars. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307468-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307468-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew toured an Incident Command Post in Houma, Louisiana. Coast Guard and BP officials working at the site spoke about the center's operations and response efforts underway to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294049-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294049-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew visited a ship called a Dutch skimmer that BP was using to help in the oil spill clean-up process. Rick Groen, who works on the ship, and U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Patrick Hanley spoke about the cleanup operations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294034-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294034-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and landed on the Moon July 20th. On July 21st Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon. The film [The Flight of Apollo 11: Eagle Has Landed] was produced by NASA. It uses television, motion pictures, and still photographs to depict the principal events of the mission, from the launch through the recovery of astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins on July 24th, including being greeted by President Nixon. An audio excerpt from President Nixon's remarks of August 4, 1969, was included as well as Neil Armstrong's transmissions from the Moon. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300264-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300264-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Valerie Neal tours the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., where she visits the the Space Shuttle Discovery and looks at some of the earliest capsules from the beginning of the Space Age. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311115-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311115-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT One of the middle school section second prize-winning videos, [Wasting Waste], was produced by Carl Colglazier, a 7th grade student from Trinity Academy (Homeschool) in Cary, North Carolina. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary focusing on one of the country's strengths or a challenge the country is facing. The local cable company was Time Warner Cable. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292400-17 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292400-17 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the monument in Washington, D.C., to mathematician and scientist Albert Einstein. The statue on the grounds of the National Academy of Science was dedicated April 22, 1979, near the centennial of his birth. Topics included the sculptor, Robert Berks, and the symbolism of the monument. Date 2010. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297510-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297510-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Space Shuttle Endeavor made its final landing at Kennedy Space Center. The Endeavour was the fifth NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger. Endeavour flew its first mission in May 1992. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299833-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299833-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Scenes from environmental rescue efforts at the Fort Jackson Bird Rehabilitation Center in Venice, Louisiana, were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293929-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293929-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Specimens were shown as the history of the United States Exploring Expedition was explained. The 19th century government expedition commanded by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes would circumnavigate the globe, chart unknown Pacific islands, and discover Antarctica. The 40 tons of animal, plant, and ethnographic specimens collected by the expedition's six naval vessels became the foundation for the Smithsonian Institution collections, and are still used for scientific research. Several locations of the National Museum of Natural History were toured, including the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland. Topics included the evolution of the Smithsonian and preservation of the specimens. This was the first of two parts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300239-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300239-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/8435-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/8435-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew traveled to Plaquemines Parish in Belle Chasse, Louisiana and spoke with Parish President Billy Nungesser. He briefed New Orleans officials at the Parish Base Operations Center on the latest Gulf Coast cleanup efforts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294172-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294172-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT BP's operations manager gave a tour of BP's "Venice Responders Village" in Boothville, Louisiana, where over 400 oil spill cleanup workers were housed. He explained how the workers live in the temporary quarters. A diesel mechanic staying in the village, and a local caterer who feeds the workers were also interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294454-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294454-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Environmental cleanup workers spoke about bird rescue efforts along the Gulf Coast in the wake of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293970-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293970-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sharon Robinson gave a tour of the Reed Gold Mine, which is the site of the first documented gold find in the United States. North Carolina led the nation in gold production until 1848, when it was eclipsed by the great rush to California. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) on their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" were in Charlotte, N.C., on August 29-September 2, 2011, to feature the history and literary life of the city that would host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Working with the Time Warner local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301667-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301667-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Author David Helvarg visited the BP oil spill in Grand Bayou, Louisiana, to see the effects on the salt water marshes. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294222-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294222-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Senator Landrieu spoke with residents of Jefferson Parish, met with local officials, and took a boat ride to see some of the operations to contain the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293922-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293922-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Specimens were shown as the scientific work of the United States Exploring Expedition was explained. The 19th century government expedition commanded by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes would circumnavigate the globe, chart unknown Pacific islands, and discover Antarctica. The 40 tons of animal, plant, and ethnographic specimens collected by the expedition's six naval vessels became the foundation for the Smithsonian Institution collections, and are still used for scientific research. Several locations of the National Museum of Natural History were toured, including the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland. Topics included the cataloging of the specimens and how they are still used in research. This was the second of two parts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300321-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300321-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN school bus crew toured the pathological anatomy collection at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169801-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169801-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. In a flight lasting just under five hours, he orbited the earth three times in a spacecraft named Friendship Seven. This 1963 NASA film biography, [The John Glenn Story], includes interviews with people who knew him growing up in New Concord, Ohio. Then the astronaut is shown preparing for his space flight. Included are interior shots aboard the Friendship Seven space capsule, and comments as he works inside the capsule during this mission. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303737-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303737-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT C-SPAN joined staff of the Gulf Restoration Network environmental group on a visit to Grand Bayou, Louisiana, and a village of Native American commercial fishermen. One of the fisherman took the group on a tour of oil polluted marsh areas in Barataria Bay. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294221-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294221-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. He orbited the earth three times in a spacecraft named Friendship 7. The flight lasted just under five hours. This is a Universal Newsreel about the flight. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303736-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303736-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Apollo 7 was the first manned Apollo mission and the first to transmit live television broadcasts from orbit. This is a NASA film on the October 1968 Apollo 7 mission. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308525-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308525-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew followed Representative Melancon as he toured areas affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293899-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293899-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Constance Carter, head of the Science Reference Section, talked about and showed volumes from the correspondence collection of Charles Darwin held by the Library of Congress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284177-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284177-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Cameras followed members of a congressional delegation as it travelled about Rio de Janeiro during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June, 1992. Members of the delegation toured an exposition outside the conference site and spoke to small outside audiences and individuals on environmental issues. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/26899-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/26899-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT This film documents the first flight of a space shuttle. Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) was launched on April 12, 1981, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The footage highlights liftoff, the onboard activities of astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, including a television transmission, as well as the landing in Rogers Dry Lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on April 14, 1981. Other footage included Flight Director Neil Hutchinson talking about loose tiles at a news conference and scenes in Mission Control. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299906-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299906-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew took a tour of a Louisiana marsh that had been affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They spoke with a local shrimper, Tate Grossie, who was driving airboats for BP as part of the clean up effort, and Coast Guard public affairs officer John Miller. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293992-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293992-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT C-SPAN toured the Plaquemines Branch Incident Command Post in Venice, Louisiana. Coast Guard Lieutenant Ken Jones, the deputy operations branch director, explained how the branch operates and what its responsibilities are. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294408-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294408-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT C-SPAN spoke with the chairman of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board Harlon Pierce at his seafood packing plant. He spoke about the federal closures of fishing grounds and how the vessels of opportunity program is affecting his business. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294448-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294448-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN videojournalist spoke with an assistant labor secretary and a non-profit coordinator about the needs of Vietnamese fishermen on the Gulf Coast. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294679-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294679-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT One of the third prize-winning videos, [Water Pollution], was produced Bryce Johnson, Nick Caffrey, and Ryan Smith, 6th grade students at Langston Charter Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. The video focused on water pollution. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary exploring a current political topic using some C-SPAN footage and covering multiple viewpoints. The local cable company was Charter Communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191990-21 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191990-21 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The School Bus crew talked with Mr. San Miguel about the Devils Tower National Monument. The Tower itself is always changing and was formed about 60 million years ago in a volcanic process. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/61176-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/61176-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A look at the Deepwater Horizon Explosion site in the Gulf of Mexico where ships are drilling a relief well and burning off some of the natural gas from the leak. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294027-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294027-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew went to St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, to look at relief efforts for local fisherman who have lost work because of the oil spill. They spoke with relief workers and some fisherman. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294145-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294145-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN videojournalist went on a helicopter tour of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion site in the Gulf of Mexico and toured some of Louisiana's coastal areas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294555-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294555-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew attended an expo held for those seeking assistance as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the New Orleans suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. A biologist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration talked about about the environmental impacts and NOAA's involvement in the cleanup efforts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294171-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294171-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew recently accompanied the president and vice president of the New Orleans City Council on a tour of Louisiana coastal areas affected by the oil spill. The actress Patricia Clarkson, known for her roles in movies like [The [Untouchables] and HBO's [Six Feet Under], was also on the tour. She is the daughter of New Orleans City Council Vice President Jacquelyn Clarkson. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294196-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294196-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Astronauts aboard the space shuttle [Discovery] conducted the first untethered spacewalk in ten years as they prepared to test a jet pack designed as a rescue device. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/60222-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/60222-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Gregory Jaczko testified before the House Energy and Power Subcommittee about safety measures in U.S. nuclear plants against a major earthquake. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298523-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298523-5 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kerry Magruder gave a tour of the University of Oklahoma's History of Science Collections, which includes rare books from historically significant scientists. Among the books he showed were books by Copernicus and Galileo's own copies of his book with his annotations as he explained notes such as that illuminated the history of scientific thought. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 9-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305783-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305783-2 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew joined locals in Venice, Louisiana to watch President Obama's address to the nation on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Three residents reacted to the address, including the vice president of the Louisiana Shrimpers Association and the executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294100-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294100-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The C-Span School Bus crew visited the Kendall Whaling Museum. Stuart Frank talked about the history of American and global whaling industries. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/115384-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/115384-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Todd Paton talked about the history of the granite industry in Vermont and what is believed to be the largest deep hole dimension granite quarry in operation in the world, located right outside of Montpelier. Rock of Ages granite is used in some of the country's most historic memorials and structures. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Montpelier, Vermont, on October 8-11 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309147-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309147-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Henrikson discussed the history and activities of the Kitt Peak National Observatory. It was the first national observatory and a place for astronomers to do research. The optical telescopes are used to study a variety of astronomical items such as black holes, nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. He commented on the programs open for the public. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123464-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123464-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Nelson talked about the construction and functioning of the Seattle Space Needle. He also commented upon the importance of the needle to the Seattle community and tourism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158200-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158200-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A 1962 Universal Newsreel showed President John F. Kennedy's tour of several sites involved in research and development of the U.S. space program. The tour included a stop at Huntsville, Alabama; Cape Canaveral, Florida; Houston, Texas, where he gave a speech on September 12, 1962, at Rice University and toured the Manned Spacecraft Center; and the McDonald plant in St. Louis to see the Mercury and Gemini space capsules. He was shown speaking to people including Wernher Von Braun and Walter Schirra. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307968-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307968-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Environmental technician Terry Sims talked about efforts being made to clean up the oil spill at the Grand Isle State Park. She described the beach cleaning process and mentions that BP is doing everything they can to clean up the spill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294374-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294374-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT One of the middle school section third prize-winning videos, [Ashes to Ashes: EPA, Don't Let Kingston Down], was produced by Mickayla Stogsdill, Caroline Woody, and Megan Smits, eighth graders at Farragut Middle School in Knoxville, Tennessee. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary focusing on an issue, event, or topic that helped them better understand the role of the federal government in their life or community. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298275-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298275-1 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT