american astronaut sally ride was preparing to take off on this space shuttle challenger to deploy to satellites when nasa asked her if 110 pounds would be enough to see her through the week long trip a number that would last. most woman for months. but slowly female astronauts gained acceptance in 1905 eileen collins was the 1st woman to pilot a space shuttle she flew the discovery to the russian space station mir. and in 2007 peggy whitson became the 1st female commander of the international space station the us. with a total of $665.00 days in space she still now says most experienced astronaut of any gender. to date 63 women from 9 countries have carried out missions in space most of them came from the united states. so far germany hasn't sent a woman into space but the store knowlton initiative has selected 2 women to train for space flight. so the term manned space flight is obsolete nasa boss jim biden style has even said the 1st person on mars is likely to be a woman. if outlet is read write latin. do you have a science question that you've always wanted answered that we're ha

-span poll on spacex are also familiar with sally ride.rly one third of americans said they recognized for time after not mark kelly. most americans have watched the apollo 11 moon landing but there are significant differences among age groups. any have seen the video but it comes increasingly more likely it with each and ration. 91% of those 65 or older report they watched it live or afterwards. small numbers of americans do believe that the moon landing was faked. people point after apollo 11 are over three times you can read more of the c-span-sows poll results at psos poll c-span-if so' results at c-span.com. >> this year marks the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission. next on "reel america," prelaunch interviews with the crew members, who described their individual prelaunch responsibilities. this is neil armstrong, command pilot for the apollo 11 moon landing mission. what is the purpose of the mission? man's firstg: it is attempt to demonstrate the ability to go to the moon, to

continue to enjoy broad name recognition, greater, even, than more recent famous astronauts like sally ride and mark kelly. nearly three quarters of americans say they either watched the event on tv or saw footage of it later, but the poll also shows there's little interest to return to the moon. todayke with florida space reporter rachel joy about the findings. >> does it surprise you? >> it feels especially low, especially on the eve of the apollo 11 anniversary, especially since months ago, president trump charged nasa with returning to the moon within five years. there is a lot of talk, and a lot of press about this excitement and mission, and yet, polls are coming out showing very little in terms of support. what was interesting was when they phrased the question in the presence of a competition, somewhat similar to what we had going on in the apollo era -- you know, it was really the space race between the united states and russia -- when that is presented now as a space race israel, support shoots up to 49%. if that kind of thinking gets our competitive juices going, and then we see

greater even than more recent famous astronauts like sally ride and mike kelly. nearly 3/4 of americans say they either watch the event on tv or saw footage of a later. the poll also shows there is little interest to return to the men. we spoke with florida today space reporter rachel troy about the findings. >> i think the headline really is that americans really support nasa overwhelmingly still but very few really think that a return mission to the moon is a high-priority. >> to that number surprise you? on the 8% of american saying that it should be a top priority? >> it feels surprisingly low especially on the eve of the apollo 11 anniversary especially considering that only months ago the trump administration charged nasa with returning to the men within five years. there's a lot of talk and a lot of press essentially about this excitement, and yet polls are still coming out showing very little in terms of support. what is interesting is that when they phrased the question in the presence of a competition somewhat similar to what we had going on in the apol

greater even than more recent famous astronauts like sally ride and mark kelly and nearly three-quarters of americans say they either watched the event live on tv or saw footage of it later, but the poll also shows there's little interest to return to the moon. we spoke with "florida today" space reporter rac krrkrachael t the findings. >> americans support nasa, overwhelmingly have a positive and favorable view of nasa but very few really think a return manned mission to the moon is a high priority. >> does that number surprise you, only 8% of americans saying a manned moon mission should be a top priority? >> it feels like it's surprisingly low especially on east of the "apollo 11" anniversary especially considering that only months ago, you know, the trump administration charged nasa with returning to the moon within five years. so there's a lot of talk. you know, there's a lot of press, essentially, about this excitement and this new mission and yet, polls are still coming out showing, you know, very little in terms of support. what was interesting about the poll is that when they ph

does aldrin continue to enjoy name recognition, better than more recent famous astronauts like sally ride and mark kelly. more than three-quarters said they saw it live ont or saw footage later, but the poll also shows there's little interest to return to the moon. we take with space reporter rachel joy about the findings. >> i think americans really still support nasa, overwhelmingly have a positive and favorable view of nasa, but very few really think that a return manned mission to the moon is a high priority. >> does that number surprise you? only 8% of americans saying a manned moon position should be a top priority? >> it feels like it's surprisingly low, especially on the eve of the apollo 11 anniversary, especially considering that only months ago, you know, the trump administration charged nasa with returning to the moon within five years. so there's a lot of talk. there's a lot of press, essentially, about this excitement and new mission, and yetle tos are still coming out showing, you know, very little in terms of support. what was interesting about the poll is that when they p

aldrin both continue to enjoy broad name recognition greater than even more famous astronauts like sally ride and mark kelly and it nearly 3/4 of americans say they watched it live on tv or softeners of it later. the poll also shows there is little interest to return to the moon. we spoke with laura today space reporter about the findings. >> i think the headline is that americans really support nasa overwhelmingly have a positive and favorable view of nasa, but very really think a returned manned mission to the moon is a high priority. >> does that number surprise you? >> it feels like it is surprisingly low especially on eve of the anniversary and considering only months ago the trump administration charge nasa with returning to the moon within five years so there is a lot of talk and a lot of press about this excitement and this new mission and yet polls are still coming out showing very little in terms of support what was interesting about the poll is that when they phrase the question in the presence of a competition somewhat similar to what we had going on in the hollow era it was the s

both continue to enjoy broad name recognition, greater than more recent famous astronauts like sally ride and mark kelly. nearly three quarters of americans say they watch the event live on tv or saw footage later. the poll also shows there is little interest to return to the moon. we spoke with a space reporter about the findings. >> the headline really is that americans really still support nasa overwhelmingly and have a positive and favorable view, but very few really think that a return man to mission to the moon is a high priority. number surprise you, only 8% of americans saying a manned mission should be a top priority? >> it feel like it is surprisingly low especially on the eve of the apollo 11 anniversary, especially considering that only months ago the trump administration charged nasa with returning to the moon within five years. there is a lot of talk. there is a lot of press about this excitement and this new mission, and yet polls are still coming out showing very little in terms of support. what was interesting about the poll is that when they phrased the question in the p

. >> you were inspired by sally ride, the first woman in space.you and feeling inspired. what's the best advice you've received for them? >> the best advice is find your passion, work really, really hard, and push yourself, challenge yourself to live outside what's comfortable for you. that's when you find out how much you can do. >> in a cbs poll most americans say they support a return to the moon, but most americans thought the money it would cost to get there might be better spent elsewhere. what's the argue for going back? >> i think exploration, pushing the limits, pushing our boundaries is the reason to go back. it improves our technology here on earth. all the money that gets spent on that space exploration is spent down here on the ground, and we're developing new technologies. so i think it's really important. >> i know you happen to believe there's more life out there other than us. you think we'll find it quickly? >> i hope so. maybe not on the moon, but we'll find it. >> gayle, you're looking for an answer on that, as well. as we clos

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