. >> vice president spoke at the smithsonian national air and space museum. the suit is going on display for the first time in 13 years to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon mission. he was joined by neil armstrong's family and jim bridenstein and the museum's director. this is over 20 minutes. >> who took humanity's first step on the moon. thank you for being here, rick. >> during our yearlong celebration, we've highlighted the team that made apollo possible. it took 400,000 americans doing every conceivable job to make it happen. that included the engineers, the material experts, the medical experts and the amazing seam the es of isle c. dover of space suit that we are unveiling this morning. it took another large team to conserve the suit so that we can once again share wit the world after 13 years. that team included our conservators, historians and experts. but their work s was only possible thanks to the thousands of individual who is contributed to our reboot the suit kick starter campaign. so thank you to all those people who did their part to pres

eastern, the smithsonian national air and space museum host a discussion with testers and designers. take all the systems of a space test, provide your pressure, give you oxygen to breathe, scrub out your carbon dioxide, thermal temperature control. shrink them around a person and you want the person to stay alive, be safe and get their work done. moonncer 1: the 1970 film launch one showing pre-lift off preparations for apollo 11 and parades for the astronauts after their safe return to earth. seconds and counting. oxidize the tanks. pressurized. t minus one minute 35 seconds. 60 seconds and counting. 55 seconds and counting. .eil armstrong reported back he says thank you very much, we know it will be a good flight. announcer 1: sunday on oral histories at 8:00 a.m. eastern, apollo 11 flight director jean krantz talks about training for the mission, spacecraft problems and the july 20 moon landing. >> they are all cheering and you get this weird feeling. it is chilling. it goes in through the room and i say, my god, we are on the moon. announcer 1: explore our nation's passed on ame

smithsonian national air and space museum,, the state department and the george washington university policy institute cohosted this event. >> welcome. it is truly a thrill to see space diplomacy draw such a wonderful crowd. thank you so much for joining us this evening. i'm a historian of science and technology and a curator at the smithsonian national air and base museum for the apollo spacecraft collection. 50 years ago this week, the apollo 11 crew answered a call to land humans on the moon within a decade in return them safely back to earth. a greater percentage of the population followed the flight than any previous events in human history. after their flight, the astronauts toward over 20 countries. president nixon proclaimed them the best possible ambassadors america could have on this earth. today, we are looking back and asking what was the political and foreign relations significance of the apollo program, and what is legacy? we are also going to look forward, questioning how they could inform foreign relations today. very shortly, i will be giving you some historical conte

national air and space museum. the suit is going on display for the first time in 13 years to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon mission. he was joined by neil armstrong's family and jim bridenstein and the museum's director. this is over 20 minutes.

national air and space museum here in washington, d.c. the space suit will go on display for the first time in 13 years to mark the 50th anniversary of the mission to the moon. vice president pence: thank you, administrator jim bridenstine. thank you for your great leadership at nasa. to all of our honored guests, thank you for your great leadership. here at the national air and space museum, and especially it is a particular honor to begin this week remembering the mission of apollo 11 that started 50 years ago today with rick armstrong, with mary, with rick's oldest son, bryce armstrong. would you join me in welcoming the armstrong family and friends? thank you for being with us. it is an honor to be here at the national air and space museum to unveil one of the most important artifacts of what president kennedy called correctly the most hazardous and most dangerous and greatest adventure upon which mankind has ever embarked. on this day 50 years ago, apollo 11 launched from pad 39-a at the kennedy space center to begin its historic qua

. >>> this weekend, washington journal is live from the smithsonian national air and space museum on the national mall to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. joining us saturday morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern apollo 11 astronaut. michael cullens. ellen stofap. founding director of george washington university space policy institute and author of john f. kennedy and the race for the moon. john logs don and author of apollo to the moon, a history in 50 objects. teasel muir harmony. joining the program all morning with calls, facebook questions and tweets. be sure to washington jarkt journal marking the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landing, live, 7 eastern, saturday morning. >>> robert mueller testifies to congress on wednesday. about possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by president trump and russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. our live coverage starts at 8:30 a.m. eastern on cspan3. online at cspan.org or listen wherever you are with the free cspan radio app. and before the hearing listen to the complete mueller repo

i'm a historian of science and technology and a curator at the smithsonian national air and base museum for the apollo spacecraft collection. 50 years ago this week, the answered a call to land humans on the moon within a decade in return them safely back to earth. percentage of the population followed the flight than any previous events in human history. after their flight, the astronauts toward over 20 countries. president nixon proclaimed them the best possible ambassadors america could have on this earth. today, we are looking back and asking what was the political and foreign relations significance of the apollo program, and what is legacy? we are also going to look how theyquestioning could inform foreign relations today. very shortly, i will be giving you some historical context. will be followed by a conversation between me and major general michael collins. then we will have a larger panel discussion that looks at apollo and also how it can inform the future of space diplomacy. first, i would like to say, think for coming to recognize the special guests we have here today. the

the smithsonian's national air and space museum in washington, d.c.. the spacesuit will go on display in the firtash for the first time in -- to mark the anniversary of the mission to the moon. the vice president was joined by astronauts and their families and the director of the national air and space museum. this is just over 20 minutes. [applause] good morning. week you as we kick off a of amazing celebrations of humanity's highest achievement, the apollo 11 moon landing. we are honored to have vice president pence with us as we neill near on strong's -- armstrong's spacesuit. also with us, jim bridenstine, who leads nasa. i am so happy that rick armstrong could join us to represent the family, along with his family of the inspiring american hero who took humanity's first steps on the moon. thank you for being here. during our year-long celebration, we have highlighted the team that made apollo possible. americans doing every conceivable job to make it happen. that included the engineers, material experts, medical experts, and the amazing seamstress

national air and space museum. we will host interviews and take viewer calls on saturday, july 20, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on american history simulcast on, and c-span's "washington journal." >> on march 17, 1980, president jimmy carter signed the refugee of 1980 after it was unanimously passed by the u.s. senate, and had bipartisan support in the house. the act raised the annual ceiling for refugees of 1980 afs unanimously allowed in the united states, established the office of refugee resettlement, and created a process for addressing refugee emergencies. next on american history tv, a group of former government officials and refugee rights advocates discuss the history of refugee policy prior to 1980, and the legacy of the refugee act since 1980. the jimmy carter presidential library and museum and the refugee assistance organization hosted this event.

national air and space museum. we will host interviews and take viewer calls on saturday, july 20, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3, and simulcast on c-span's "washington journal." >> on march 17, 1980, president jimmy carter signed the refugee act of 1980 after it was unanimously passed by the u.s. senate, and had bipartisan support in the house. the act raised the annual ceiling for refugees allowed in the united states, established the office of refugee resettlement, and created a process for addressing refugee emergencies. next on american history tv, a group of former government officials and refugee rights advocates discuss the history of refugee policy prior to 1980, and the legacy of the refugee act since 1980. the jimmy carter presidential library and museum and the refugee assistance organization

delivered remarks at the unveiling of the spacesuit at the smithsonian's national air and space museum in washington, d.c.. this will go on display for the first time in 13 years to mark the 50th anniversary of the mission to the moon. the vice president was joined by his family, the nasa administrator and the national air and space museum director. [applause] good morning. thank you for joining us as we kick off a week of amazing celebrations of humanities highest achievements of the apollo 11 moon landing. we are honored to vice president pens withave vicepresident penss morning as we unveil the armstrongs recently conserved apollo 11 spacesuit. also with us is jim who leads nasa the organization whose achievements we celebrate. i'm so happy that we could be joined to represent the family along with his family out of the aspiring american hero who took humanity's first steps on the moon. ;-) for being here. [applause] >> during our year-long celebrations, we have highlighted the team that made it possible. it took 400,000 americans are doing every conceivable job to make it happen. t

national air and space museum in washington, d.c.. the spacesuit will go on display for the first time in 50 years to mark the anniversary of the mission to the moon. the vice president was joined by astronauts and their families and the director of the national air and space museum. this is just over 20 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. thank you for joining us as we kick off a week of amazing celebrations of humanity's highest achievement, the apollo 11 moon landing. we are honored to have vice president pence with us as we unveil neil armstrong's spacesuit. also with us, jim bridenstine, who leads nasa. the organization whose achievements we celebrate. i am so happy that rick armstrong could join us to represent the family, along with his family of the inspiring american hero who took humanity's first steps on the moon. thank you for being here. [applause] >> during our year-long celebrations, we have highlighted the team that made during our year-long celebration, we have highlighted the team that made apollo possible. it took

eastern, the 4:00 smithsonian national air and space museum hosts a discussion with spacesuit testers and designers. >> take all the systems of a spacecraft, provide pressure, give you oxygen, scrub carbon dioxide, all those systems, shrink them around a person, you want the person to stay alive, be safe, and get their work done. announcer: at 10:00 p.m., the 1970's film showing pre-lift off preparations for apollo 11 and parades for the astronauts after their safe return to earth. >> -10 seconds and counting. oxidizer tanks have pressurized. t minus one minute 35 seconds. completely pressurized. t -60 seconds and counting. 55 seconds and counting. -- neilrmstrong armstrong reported back. we hope it will be a good flight. ,nnouncer: at 8:00 a.m. eastern apollo 11 flight director jean krantz talks about training for the mission, spacecraft problems , and the july 20 moon landing. feeling.t this weird it is chilling. it soaks in through the room. we are actually on the moon. past alle our nation's weekend every weekend, only on c-span3. former special counsel robert mueller's on capitol

the ottwo are at the kennedy space center and the smithsonian national air and space museum. >> it'els just putilitarian. nothing aesthetic about it. they nicknamed it, at the time, the bug or the spider, because nobody had ever built anything that looks like this and this was but by the company that, at the time, was building supersonic jets for the navy. as a real departure for them and for anybody else, so really one of the most unique vehiclvees er built by man. >> sreenivasan: it's a proud history for the former engineers ad te tchnicians y look back at the moment the module landed on the moon in 69. >> we saw the astronauts wheon they came ou the surface of the moon and it was a tense situation in some respects. and you kept saying, "hope we did everything right." because their lives depended on what we did. and thk god we did it right. >> sreenivasan: finally tonight, the national baseball hall of fame inducted six new members this anoft. the first five named at the ceremony were lee smith, mike mussina, edgar martinez, harold baines and the late roy halladay. fittingly the clos

smithsonian national air and space museum,, the state department and the george washington university policy institute cohosted this event. >> welcome.

eastern, the smithsonian national air and space museum hosts a discussion with space suit testers and designers, ryan nagata and professor david newman. >> take all the systems of a spacecraft, provide your pressure, give your oxygen to breathe. you have to scrub out your carbon dioxide, all those systems and you shrink them around a person and you want the person to stay alive, be safe and get their work done. >> at 10:00 p.m. on real america, the 1970 film moon walk one showing preliftoff preparations for apollo 11 and parades for the astronauts after their safe return to earth. >> 2 minutes, 10 seconds and counting, oxidizing tanks in the second and third stages now have pressurized, t minus one minute 35 seconds, third stage completely pressurized, 55 seconds and counting. neil armstrong reported back when he received the good wishes, thank you very much, we know it will be a good flight. >> and sunday, on oral histories at 8:00 a.m. eastern, apollo 11 flight director gene kranz talks about training for the mission, spacecraft problems and the july 20 moon landing. >> and they are

i'm a historian of science and technology and a curator at the smithsonian national air and base museum for the apollo spacecraft collection. 50 years ago this week, the answered a call to land humans on the moon within a decade in return them safely back to earth. a greater

national air and space museum here in washington, d.c. the space suit will go on display for the first time in 13 years to mark the 50th anniversary of the mission to the moon. vice president pence: thank you, administrator jim bridenstine. thank you for your great leadership at nasa. to all of our honored guests, thank you for your great leadership. here at the national air and

yesterday was the anniversary of the mission‘s launch and last night, the smithsonian national air and space museum marked the occasion with a life—size projection of the saturn v rocket on the washington monument. rebecca morrelle looks back at how the four—day journey to the moon was reported. at this moment apollo 11 is nearly 35,000 miles out from earth and heading for the moon at 7000 miles an hour. the crew are going to be a little bit less cold than we thought they were going to be. just now mission control asked them, why the long period of radio silence? and they answered, that was not radio silence, that was a sandwich in my mouth! that was the presenterjames burke in the specially built bbc tv studio which we have recreated here. by this point in the astronauts' journey they were well on their way. the third stage of the rocket has fired for a second time, pushing the spacecraft out of earth orbit and on its course to the moon. once on track, the command and service module colombia, which is where the astronauts are, turns 180 degrees and docks with the lunar module, eag

national air and space museum in washington, d.c.. the spacesuit will go on display for the first time in 50 years to mark the anniversary of the mission to the moon. the vice president was joined by astronauts and their families and the director of the national air and space museum. this is just over 20 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. thank you for joining us as we kick off a week of amazing celebrations of humanity's highest achievement, the apollo 11 moon landing. we are honored to have vice president pence with us as we unveil neil armstrong's spacesuit.

we are live from the smithsonian air and space museum on the national mall. with apollo 11 astronaut michael collins and others. at 10:00 a.m., resident kennedy's moon speech recorded september 12, 1962 at rice university in houston. >> we choose to go to the moon not because they are easy but because they are hard. >> at 4:00 p.m. eastern, the smithsonian national air and space is he him posts a discussion with spacesuit testers and designers. the systems of the space craft, the pressure and oxygen, thermal temperature control, you shrink those around a person and you want the person to stay alive, be safe, and if there were done. >> at 10:00 p.m. on real america, the 19th remedy film moonwalk one showing pre-left off preparations for apollo 11 and parades for their astronauts after their safe return to earth. >> oxidize the tanks. they no have pressurized. t minus one minute 35 seconds. the third stage completely pressurized. t -60 seconds and counting, we passed two minus escape. 55 seconds and counting. straw reported back -- neil armstrong reported back

the smithsonian national air and space museum in washington, d.c., hosted this event. >> we have assembled a panel of speakers. some of my favorite people i like to talk to when talking about spacesuits, to recount the making of the apollo spacesuits and inform us on the lessons we have learned in going back to the next thing in spacesuit development -- be it going to the moon, an asteroid, or mars. in order to save time, i will introduce all four speakers and they will come up sequentially and tell their stories. then we will have time for discussion and questions from the audience at the end. our speakers in order of appearance are a recently retired test engineer at ilc dover, the company that made the apollo spacesuits and makes the current spacesuits our astronauts used to spacewalk from the iss when they leave via the american port on the international space station. the next speaker will be ryan nagata, an artist and maker from southern california who did a unique approach to becoming a model maker. he started out as a film director, and discovered his real passion was making models

national air and space museum. >> that's one small step for man, one giant ap for mankind. >> 50 years later, those words still echo across time and space. neil armstrong and later buzz aldrin walking along the surface of the moon and into history. >> buzz is erecting the solar wind experiment now. >> reporter: theyspent two and a half hours gathering samples and planting the american flag and llow crew member michaelol cns piloting the command module circled above what he called. >> the magnificent spear, magnificent. >> reporter: but it was looking back through the window of the spacecraft that left a lastingp imession during this historic journey. >> the whole show was the earth, tiny little earth. it's projected to me as a feeling of fragility. i could not explain it at the time, and i can't explain it rea >> reporter: a feeling shared by neil armstrong who said i put up my thumb and shut one eye andy thumb blotted out the planet earth. i didn't feel like a giant.lt i fe very, very small.of >> lift >> but the advances incimedine, science and everyday life as a result of the mission

president mike pence remarks at the unveiling of the apollo 11 space suit at the smithsonian's national air and space museum in washington, d.c.. the spacesuit will go on display in the firtash for the first time in -- to mark the anniversary of the mission to the moon. the vice president was joined by astronauts and their families and the director of the national air and space museum. this is just over 20 minutes. [applause] good morning. week you as we kick off a of amazing celebrations of humanity's highest achievement, the apollo 11 moon landing. we are honored to have vice president pence with us as we neill near on strong's -- armstrong's spacesuit. also with us, jim bridenstine, who leads nasa.

i would especially like to thank our cosponsors, the smithsonian's national air and space museum, and the u.s. state department, and this evening's distinguished panelists. s andgeneral collins, dr. major general baldwintofan, . this in honor for us to hear from you this evening. i would also like to recognize john logsdon professor from our elliott .chool of public affairs the integration of this into a roast bust program -- a robust program is one of our majors contributions. an informed discussion related to issues of science and public policy, the institute has developed generations of students, scholars and professionals, engaged in space related work in government on a industry, and academia. its interdisciplinary students and faculty bring deep experience in space policy, law, economics, and history. their internationally known and respected for their expertise in ande policy, history, law economics. and they routinely consult with industry, international organizations, and, of course our own government. partnerships and the contributions we can make together. understanding our

position 40 yearatago as an edn specialist and historiaat the smithsonian national air and space museum his "first real job." >> oh, yeah. >> good to s you all! >> woodruff: portraits of theet smithsonian seies through the years line the halls of the main administrativbuilding. now, bunch is the first african american to lead this revered institution ints 173-year history-- the world's largest museum, education and research complex. man can accomplish thes kinds of things, and, as long as you're educated, you can do this. this was tied to my parents' commitment to education, and it was kind of "how do these things happen?" and it really created a kind of inquisitive nature of trying to understand life. we spent many an hour talking about going to the moon, talking about philosophy, talking about literature. >> woodruff: bunch grew up in belleville, new jersey, where he and his family were the only african americans after his gerrandfaa former sharecropper, moved to the area as one of the first black i dentisthe region. bunch also has worked at the national meum of american history and l

national air and space museum. and takeost interviews your calls on saturday, july 20, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3, and simulcast on c-span's "washington journal." next, we talk with daina ramey berry about the economics of slavery. she is the author of "the price for their pound of flesh: the value of the enslaved, from womb to grave, in the building of a nation." we recorded the interview at the organization of american historians' annual meeting in philadelphia. host: 2019 marks the anniversary of the first african-american slave brought to america. where were they

[applause] delivered remarks at the unveiling of the spacesuit at the smithsonian's national air and space museum in washington, d.c.. this will go on display for the first time in 13 years to mark the 50th anniversary of the mission to the moon. the vice president was joined by his family, the nasa administrator and the national air and space museum director. [applause]

eastern, we're live from the smithsonian national air & space museum on the national mall with apollo 11 astronaut michael collins, air & space museum director ellen stofan, john logsdon and teasel muir-harmony and at 10:00 a.m., president kennedy's moon speech recorded september 12th, 1962 at rice university in houston. >> we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other thing, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. >> then at 4:00 p.m. eastern the smithsonian national air and space museum hosts a discussion with space suit testers and designers, ryan nagata and dana newman. >> take all the systems of a spacecraft, provide your pressure, give you your oxygen to breathe, you have to scrub out your carbon dioxide and now you want the person to stay alive, be safe and get their work done. >> at 1:00 p.m. on real america the 1970 film "moonwalk one" showing preliftoff preparations for apollo 11 and parades for the astronauts after their safe return to earth. >> 2 minutes, 10 seconds and counting. the second and third stages now have pressurized. t-minus 1 minute

joining us live earlier today from the smithsonian national air and space museum, where apollo 11 astronaut michael logsdon, founding director of george washington university's space policy institute, and a space history curator at the air and space museum. >> tranquility base, the eagle has landed. going to step off now.

starting saturday at 7 am eastern, we are live from the smithsonian national air and space museum on the national mall. was apollo 11 astronaut, michael collins, air and space museum director, ellen still fat, director of george washington university's space policy institute, john langston, and air and space museum space history curator, cecil mure harmony. and at 10 am, president kennedy's moon speech, reits recorded september 12, 1962 at rice university in houston. >> we choose to go to the moon -- and do the other things. not because they are easy, but because they are hard. >> then at 4 pm eastern, the smithsonian national air and space museum hosts a discussion with space testers and designers, ryan nagata and mit professor, david newman. >> take all the systems of the space -- provide all your pressure, give your oxygen debris. have to scrub out the carbon dioxide. have toward optimal temperature control. the system, you shrink it around. the person, now you want the person to stay alive, be safe, and get the work done. >> at 10 pm, unreal america, the 1970 film, moonwalk one,

eastern, the smithsonian national air and space museum hosts a discussion with space suit testers and designers. >> take all the systems of spacecraft, provide your pressure, give you your oxygen to breathe. you have to scrub out your carbon die oxidedioxide. you you want the person to stay alive, be safe and get their work done. >> the 1970 film "moonwalk one." >> two minutes, 10 seconds and counting. oxidize the tanks on second and third stages. now have pressurized. the third stage completely pressurized. t-minus 60. 55 seconds and counting. neil armstrong reported back when he received the good wishes, thank you very much, we know it will be a good flight. >> sunday on oral histories at 8:00 a.m. eastern apollo 11 flight director gene krants talks about the moon landing. >> they're all cheering and you get this weird feeling. it's chilling that it soaks in through the room and i get it and say, my god, we're actually on the moon. >> explore our nation's past on american history tv, all weekend every weekend only on c-span 3. >> next week on c-span 3 former special counsel robert m

this weekend, washington journal is live from the smithsonian national air and space museum to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. michael collins. of georgeirector washington's policy institute. curator, author of apollo to the moon. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal. ofking the 50th anniversary the moon landing come alive at 7:00 eastern. >> beautiful. >> this marks the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. a poll shows three quarters of americans watched footage come alive or recorded. >> that is one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. moonwalk.ding and sunday morning at 10:30 eastern, coverage of the apollo 11 returning to earth and greetings from president nixon. >> would like you to know i am the luckiest man in the world. i say this not only because i have the honor to be president, but because i have the privilege of speaking for so many and welcoming you back. the 1969 news coverage of the apollo 11 mission. listen with the free radio app. a new c-span poll shows a third of americans have a favorable view of the trumpet mini

." ♪ >> this weekend, "washington journal" is live from the smithsonian national air and space museum to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. join us saturday morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the founding director of george washington university's space logsdon,stitute, john historymuseum's space curator. join the program all morning with your calls, facebook questions and tweets. watch "washington journal" marking the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. sunday night on q&a -- >> we found that public officials, the people who really govern this country, it's not the congress, it's not the president, its bureaucrats. they write the rules and regulations that have the force of law. they don't think much of ordinary americans. from johns ginsberg hopkins university discusses his book, "what washington gets ."ong >> what did we learn. we elected congress, they make the law, the president executes the law -- that ain't exactly how the system works. much of what we think of as the law consists of rules and regulations written by bureaucratic agencies, b

joining us live earlier today from the smithsonian national air and space museum, where apollo 11 astronaut michael logsdon, founding director of george washington university's space policy institute, and a space history curator at the air and space museum. >> tranquility base, the eagle has landed. going to step off now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. host: on this 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing, today's "washington journal," in conjunction with american history tv, will focus on this historic event and its influence on modern spaceflight. for the next three hours, we are live from the national air and space museum from washington, d.c. we will talk about apollo 11. you can call us and let us know your impressions of apollo 11 if you watched the moon landing. if you want to talk about your impressions of it, (202) 748-8000. for all others, (202) 748-8001. you can post @cspanwj your thoughts and impressions. you can do the same on facebook.com/cspan. our show will be based here from the national air and space museum. a couple of facts about the 50

eastern, the smithsonian national air and space museum host as discussion with space suit testers and designers, an mit professor. >> take all the systems of a space craft provide pressure, give you oxygen breathe. scrub out kashds. worry about thermal control you shrink that around a person you want them alive and safe and getting work done. >> at 10:00 p.m. on real america, the 1970 film moon walk one showing prelift off preparations and parades for the astronauts after the safe return to earth. >> 2 minutes, 10 seconds and counting axe diezing tanks now pressure iced. t-minus 1 minute 35 seconds. the third stage completely pressurized. t-minus 60 seconds and counting passing t-mindset 605 a seconds and counting. kneel armstrong reported back when he received the good wishes thank you very much. we know it will be a good flight. >> and sunday on oral histories at 8:00 a.m. eastern, apollo 11 flight director gene kranz talks about training for the mission space craft problems and the moon landing. >> and they're all cheering. and you get in weird feeling. it's chilling that it vokes

smithsonian national air and space museum is holding several anniversary events. check c-span's program schedule for coverage commemorating the 50th anniversary of the launch, landing and return of the "apollo 11" astronauts and spacecraft. >>> the house will be in order. >> for 40 years krar s c-span h providing unfiltered coverage of the white house, supreme court, and public policy events from washington, d.c., and around the country so you can make up your own mind. created by cable in 1979. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >>> the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee will hear recommendations on how to address migration at the u.s. southern border. watch live wednesday at 9:15 a.m. eastern on c-span3. online at c-span.org. or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> president trump held a cabinet meeting today and spoke with reporters. he said the four congresswomen who's criticized recently can, quote, go wherever they want or they can stay. he also talked about the economy, immigration, trade with china, and other topi

. >>> this weekend, washington journal is live from the smithsonian national air and space museum on the national mall to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. joining us saturday morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern apollo 11 astronaut. michael cullens. ellen stofap. founding director of george washington university space policy institute and author of john f. kennedy and the race for the moon. john logs don and author of apollo to the moon, a history in 50 objects. teasel muir harmony. joining the program all morning with calls, facebook questions and tweets. be sure to washington jarkt journal marking the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landing, live, 7 eastern, saturday morning. >>> robert mueller testifies to congress on wednesday. about possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by president trump and russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. our live coverage starts at 8:30 a.m. eastern on cspan3. online at cspan.org or listen wherever you are with the free cspan radio app. and before the hearing listen to the complete mueller repo

host: from the smithsonian national air and space museum, our program is being based today as we talk about the influence of apollo 11. good morning. guest: good morning. i guess from a museum perspective, this is one you have to memorialize. how do you do that? apollowe hold the memorabilia not just for the nation but for the world. more than half of our population was born post-apollo. how do you bring that sense of wonder and excitement and achievement that we do, so you have to go big. host: how do you go about that? guest: it is a combination of history. making sure people understand it was in the context of the cold war, talking about a lot of the origins. what i have been trying to come back to again and again, it took 400,000 americans to make this happen from seamstresses who made the spacesuits to engineers who designed the rockets to the astronauts who ultimately flew on them. it is that idea of teamwork we have been trying to get across this summer. been doing a lot of events at the museum, a lot of lectures. we have been trying to reach people all around the u.s.. washing

host: from the smithsonian national air and space museum, our program is being based today as we talk about the influence of apollo 11. good morning. guest: good morning. i guess from a museum perspective, this is one you have to memorialize. how do you do that? apollowe hold the memorabilia not just for the nation but for the world. more than half of our population was born post-apollo. how do you bring that sense of wonder and excitement and achievement that we do, so you have to go big. host: how do you go about that? guest: it is a combination of history. making sure people understand it was in the context of the cold war, talking about a lot of the origins. what i have been trying to come back to again and again, it took 400,000 americans to make this happen from seamstresses who made the spacesuits to engineers who designed the rockets to the astronauts who ultimately flew on them. it is that idea of teamwork we have been trying to get across this summer. been doing a lot of events at the museum, a lot of lectures. we have been trying to reach people all around the u.s.. washing

host: from the smithsonian national air and space museum, our program is being based today as we talk about the influence of apollo 11. good morning. guest: good morning. i guess from a museum perspective, this is one you have to memorialize. how do you do that? apollowe hold the memorabilia not just for the nation but for the world. more than half of our population was born post-apollo. how do you bring that sense of wonder and excitement and achievement that we do, so you have to go big. host: how do you go about that? guest: it is a combination of history. making sure people understand it was in the context of the cold war, talking about a lot of the origins. what i have been trying to come back to again and again, it took 400,000 americans to make this happen from seamstresses who made the spacesuits to engineers who designed the rockets to the astronauts who ultimately flew on them. it is that idea of teamwork we have been trying to get across this summer. been doing a lot of events at the museum, a lot of lectures. we have been trying to reach people all around the u.s.. washing

also follow them on twitter, @ >> this weekend, washington journal is live from the smithsonian air and space museum on the national mall to mark the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. joining us saturday morning starting at 7:00, apollo 11 restaurant michael collins, air d space museum director erin stowhan and author of john f. kennedy and the race to the moon, and the space history cure ator and author of "apollo to the moon." join the program all morning with your calls, facebook questions an tweets. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal marking the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning. >> this week marks the anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. nearly 3/4 of americans watched footage live or recorded of the moon landing, >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> saturday at 8:00 eastern, the landing and moon walk. >> and on sunday morning coverage of the apollo 11 returning to earth and greetings from the president richard nixon. >> i want you to know that i'm the luckiest man in the wo

and air space mutual will unal the space suit that neil armstrong wore. in about five minutes, we will eook back at the rocket launch that changed th world forever. >> so cool. >> it really is. you saw a rendering of the on the washington monument and should be cool to see. >> kind of late for me but i want todrive by and see it. >> we will have video. >>> cell phone video captures th dmomentens of people pitch in to help a stranded swimm. >>> aarning for everyone with a tablet in the home. the mom is sounding the alarm after her little boy's computer burst into flames. >> scary. >> yeah. it would be a shame if something like that happened and somebody got hurt. that is e biggest ing. >>> we are taking a look at temperatures. a little on the warm side out there today. especially compared to yesterdaa with increasing humidity. now we do also have a chance for some showers and thunderstorms today and we will timit occupy today and we will timit occupy e co over the last 24 hours, you finishedco preparing him foege. in 24 hours, you'll send him off thinking

air and space museum, a new generation appreciates what the apollo 11 team accomplished so long ago. >> i didn't know how they did that, went over there and brave enough to do something like that. because what if it went wrong? >> reporter: and so many things could have gone so wrong, but ultimately we celebrate what went so right 50 years ago. back to you guys. >> and very exciting here in the bay area. thank you, doug. a piece of apollo 11 history is here in the bay area. the uss hornet recovered the crew and command module. coming up on the 9:00 we will speak with staff on the uss hornet about the events planned for tomorrow. also tomorrow here on mornings on 2, our weekend edition, we are going to speak with some of the crew members who were actually on that recovery mission. and we were just talking about steve has been to florida, to cape canaveral. i know you have as well, haven't you? >> yeah. >> and sal, those modules, they are so small. it's amazing that they were in there. we both were like, oh, i would get claustrophobia being in there. >> yep. >> i know. and 50 years, pa

air and space museum a new generation appreciates what the apollo 11 team accomplished so long ago. >> i don't know how they did that. they were brave enough to do that. what if it went wrong?>> reporter: something could have gone wrong but this week we celebrate what went so right, 50 years ago. doug luzader fox news.>>> still to come, tom cruise turns on the jet engines. we will show you a sneak peek of the new trailer. >>> the weekend is almost here. rosemary orozco showed us what's happening around the bay.>>> we are heading into the weekend and here are a handful of happenings to consider. in the east may enjoy the music of dolly parton whose oakland game men's chorus. menlo summerfest is in downtown menlo park with live music. 200 artists, food and drinks, garden exhibits and health displays and the children's zone. in the south bay, the junk in the trunk market is this weekend of the santa clara fairgrounds where you can shop from curators and artisans while enjoying music and food. in the north bay, sonoma state university is hosting the annual bluegrass festival in craft be

and a few blocks away at the smithsonian's air and space museum. a new generation appreciates what the team accomplished so long ago. >> i don't know how they did that. i don't know how they went over there and brave enough to do something like that. >> something so easily could have gone wrong. this week, we celebrate what went so right 50 years ago. in washington, doug, fox news. >>> and as nasa slowly prepares to send its first astronauts to mars, new research suggests red wine could be used to keep the space travelers strong. long-term weightlessness is a problem for muscles and bone. nasa researchers say a substance found in grape skins in red wine can help preserve muscle mass. researchers tested it on rats while simulating a space mission. rats did better than others. >>> time is 8:44. we'll send things over to sal. sal and i were talking, we didn't realize there were so many space themed songs that you featured this morning. >> i didn't get to all of them because there are so many. i thank everyone for playg. we have a lot of viewers that a

walked on the moon for the 1st time and as half a century ago a divided nation is searching for unity with digital computers with the state of technology that we have now it's really about thinking about how are we going to put that together in really for what purpose it needs to have a singular purpose that has funding behind it and has a consistent push that allows you to then move enough forward to be able to actually get to that goal at cape canaveral the vice president buzz aldrin and neil armstrong so on at his side declared a new dawn in human exploration america will lead in space once again. and this nation will once again astonish the world with the heights we reach. and the wonders we achieve also on saturday 3 astronauts escape earth's gravity to join the international space station a russian and american and an italian now in the elite club of some 570 humans who have orbited the earth. in the face of this unity the u.s. is declaring it will be every bit as ambitious and dominant in space as 50 years ago with the legendary apollo flight director gene kranz says and now as