Apollo's Political and Foreign Policy Impact
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…
892 viewsFifty 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…
892 viewsJohn 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.
361 viewsAmerican 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 & …
3,656 viewsStephen 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,” …
1,532 viewsJohn 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…
576 viewsParticipants 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…
603 viewsChairman 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…
502 viewsOn 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…
104 viewsMr. 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…
232 viewsWitnesses 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…
360 viewsAdmiral 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…
279 viewsOfficials 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.
52 viewsJohn 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…
344 viewsNASA 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, …
128 viewsSenator 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 …
40 viewsAstronomers 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…
82 viewsGregg 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…
63 viewsHouse 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 …
211 viewsThe panelists presented their perspectives on the political concerns and issues that accompanied the Apollo project.
125 viewsJohn Logsdon spoke with Bruce Collins about the status of the space shuttle and space station, and space militarization. Logsdon also answered calls from viewers.
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