administrator jim bridenstine. president trump and vice president pence at cape canaveral, reacting to the launch in comments later, and also talking about the unrest across the country in the wake of the death of george floyd in minnesota. here is what he had to say. , i wantump: by the way to say again, secret service did a job last night that was incredible. city.polis, i love that as you know, i have had very great success there. almost won the state for the first time in many decades. it's a great state, minnesota. they've got to get tougher. they've got to get tougher. they've got to be strong. honor the memory of george floyd. honor his memory. they have to get tougher. by being tougher, they will be honoring his family. but they cannot let that happen. run by aw policemen mayor who i believe is a good person, but is a radical left mayor, when i saw the police men running out of a police station, for that police station to be abandoned and taken over, i have never seen anything so horrible and stupid in my l

we are pleased to offer nasa administer jim bridenstine with us this morning. as a member of congress jim was a huge advocate and proponent for aviation and spaceflight ass a member of the armed service committee and also the science base and technology committee, and now he sharing that passion with all of us as he lead to mass into a new era space explosion. jim? >> thank you, bob. it's great to be at the kennedy space center. we are once again launching american astronauts on american rockets from american soil. this is a big moment in time. it's been nine years since we've had this opportunity. bob, we want to thank you for the great work you have done getting us up to this point,, getting to come to space center ready. everything is looking good. we are as of right now we are go for launch. the weather is but 60% favorable for lunch tomorrow which is good news converted what we were yesterday. we were at 40%, so the trend is in the right direction. we are very, very excited. i think i'd like to start by saying again this room is empty. we would love to have

gentlemen, please welcome nasa administrator jim bridenstine. [applause] >> go nasa. [applause] spacex. [applause] go america. [applause] it was just a year and a half ago that the president of the united states put in his state of the union address, he said we are going to launch american astronauts on american rockets from american soil. and he looked at me and he said you're going to make that happen. and here we are, a year and a half later. and with the help of elon musk and the spacex team, we have delivered. [applause] but, of course, the president's agenda is just beginning. there is so much more. he turned around and he re-created the moon program and he said we are going to go to the moon for a purpose because we as a nation are going to get to mars, and i will tell you, this area, this little agency we call nasa, are excited about it. i want to tell you a quick story. my job is to introduce the vice president of the united states and i'm going to do that in just a second. it was about nine years ago, nine years ago that the space shuttle atlantis landed rig

jim bridenstine from nasa. let me take you now to the streets of new york city. also looking at the camera a moment ago from downtown new york city, where the protesters are coming out. we were in the commercial break in new york. third-degree murder and manslaughter charges now filed against the police officer, derek chauvin. george floyd, he will be remembered one way or another. so long. >> neil: all right, thank you bill hemmer. we are following these developments right now, including the process i continue around the country today. even with the arrest of derek chauvin. he of course is the officer who famously help the neck of the george floyd, killing him. we are also following threats from other cities and states. the fourth night of them coming tonight. welcome, everybody. i'm neil thibodeau, and this is "your world." we are going to be at following all of this. follow me know what's going minneapolis right now. mike. >> a dramatically dnt

we start with jim bridenstine. nasa and great day for spacex. what a great day for the united states of america. it is been nine years since we launched american astronauts from american soil and we of done it again. i want to be clear. the mission is not yet over. this is a test flight. we are at the beginning but so far, everything has performed very well and we were excited about the fact that bob and doug are safely on their way to orbit. sayst want to congratulations to the nasa team. congratulations to kathy leaders who has been on the nasa side leading our commercial crew program all along. you and your team have done a marvelous job. and of course, it elon musk and your team at spacex. this launch represents the best of everything america has to offer but it also represents continuity of purpose. i think my predecessor as nasa administrator who got this program off the ground when there was not a lot of political support and now there is. but it is because we have had and thisfter success is an important milestone for the nation and i am

it is my pleasure to introduce our administrator jim bridenstine nine. jim? bridenstein:r pride thank you, bob. we had too much electricity in the atmosphere. the challenge was not we had a aghtning storm, but launchgood, in fact, trigger lightning. the rocket itself could become a lightning bolt. the nasa and the spacex teams knew what the parameters were. were exceeded in that put us in a position to delay the launch. i think this is certain though. we are going to launch american from american rockets on american soil and we will do priorityhe absolute being the safety of our astronauts and i will tell you, i am very proud of the nasa team, the space x team. a lot of the comments i had in the interviews ahead of time were, "are you going to feel because of all of the attention on this? not just the attention in the united states, but attention globally? are you going to feel undue pressure at the launch?" we have all been in agreement. there will be no pressure. we will launch when we are ready. the president and the vice president were proud of the nasa t

it is my privilege to introduce jim bridenstine. jim? thank you, -- jim: thank you bob, our highest priority is and has been bob and doug, and a couple of days ago we had too much electricity in the atmosphere, and the challenge there is not that we were in a lightning storm, the challenge is that a launchgood in fact trigger lightning -- could in fact trigger lightning and the rocket could become a lightning bolt. we had these parameters set ahead of time, both nasa and the spacex teams knew what the parameters were. there were limitations -- i should say. the limitations were exceeded and that put us in a position to delay the launch. though,this is certain, we will launch american astronauts on american rockets, from american soil and we will priorityh the absolute being the safety of our astronauts. i am very proud of the nasa team, proud of the spacex team. a lot of the comments that i had in the interviews ahead of time where, are you going to feel undue pressure, because of all of the attention on this, not just attention on the u

>> a few hours after the launch, president trump, vice president pens, and nasa administrator jim bridenstinepoke at kennedy space center. during his remarks, the president spoke briefly about the ongoing protests surrounding the killing of george floyd while in police custody. it was just a year and a half ago that the president of the united states put in his state of the union address that we are going to launch american astronauts on american rockets from american soil. he looked at me and said "you are going to make that happen." here we are a year and a half later. and the help of elon musk the spacex team, we have delivered. but of course, the president's agenda is just beginning, there is so much more. he turned around and re-created a moon program. he said we are going to go to the moon for a purpose, because we as a nation are going to get to mars. agency we call nasa is excited about it. i want to tell you a quick story. i'm here to introduce the president, but i have to take a moment. it was about nine years ago. the space shuttle atlantis landed right here for the last space shut

one question, two-part question, first for jim bridenstine.you heard from the russian counterparts? i know kirk mentioned that international partners reached out to nasa with the success and the others for elon musk and with spacex's success today. you have heard from the boeing counter parts and what would you sti them, thanks? jim: so dimitri is the head in russia. i have not talked to him. i have seen his public comments, of course, was overwhelmingly congratulatory toward nasa and spacex and he made some cop meant about how it is, it is like flying an iphone or something. i know i have made similar comments as well. but he does, he does, he decks press this is an exciting day, not just for us, but also for them. and they believe in the partnership, signed think it is going to remain strong. elon. the trampoline is working. [laughter] it is inside joke. yeah. [laughter] >> our next question from marsha dunn. reporter: thanks. your company president said before liftoff she was super nervous. duke about how you were -- your emotions, feelings

then a post lunch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstine. thursday at 11:15 a.m. eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it docs with the international space station. the opening of hatches between space vehicles and the event between the spacex crew dragon and the iss crew. watch live on c-span and c-span2, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> a former prisoner and inmate advocates tele house judiciary panel democrats about the spread of coronavirus in federal jails and delays in the trump administration's prisoner release orders for those who met certain criteria.

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then a post launch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstine at 6:00 p.m.y at 11:15 a.m. on c-span 2 all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it docks with the international space station. then the opening of the hatch and the event between the spacex crew dragon and the iss crew. watch live on c-span 2 online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> up next, historians richard norton smith, douglas brinkley and edna greene medford discuss "the presidents" which rank former presidents from best to worst. this forum was held at george washington's mount vernon.

darrell: for the next jim bridenstine. mr. bridenstine: [laughs] i would not put me in that category. darrell: we appreciate your leadership for the space agency at this time, and congratulations on an amazing day and a launch. mr. bridenstine: thank you. it has been a great ride. darrell: we will send it back to you in the studio. lauren: doug and bob are on course to land tomorrow, may 31, . >> we break away from our nasa tv coverage after hearing from a nasa director jim bridenstine to hear from you and your reaction to americas return to space, the first manned blastoff crew from american soil since 2011. we have opened up our phone lines, as you have seen on our screen, 202-748-8000 for those of you on the democrat side, republicans, use 202-748-8001, and for all others, 202-748-8002 . astronauts in orbit on their way to the international space station. the docking happening there on sunday. we will have live coverage of that. scheduled now for about 10:20 eastern tomorrow. we will have that live on c-span as we look at vi

jim bridenstine the nasa , administrator. we have astronauts. we have the nasa deputy administrator. we will hear more from them in a minute. first, let's talk to bob cabana. dir. cabana: good morning and welcome to the kennedy space center. i don't have to tell you how exciting it is to have the first flights of humans to space from the kennedy space center in nine years. we went to the moon from pad 39a. 82 love the 135 shuttle missions launched, including three of my flights. with our partnership with spacex, the pad is being used again and is now for the commercial crew program and for other spacex projects. i think it is absolutely outstanding. truly an historic time from an historic pad. we are pleased to have our nasa administrator with us this morning. as a member of congress, jim was a huge advocate and proponent for aviation and spaceflight as they member of the armed services committee and the science and technology committee . now he is sharing that passion with all of us as he leads nasa into a new era of space exploration. jim. adm

jim. adm. bridenstine: it is great to be here at the kennedy space center. we are once again launching american astronauts from an american rocket on american soil. it has been nine years since we have had this opportunity. bob cabana, we want to thank you for getting the kennedy space center ready. everything is looking good. as of now, we are go for launch. said, the weather is 60% favorable for launch tomorrow , which is good news. yesterday, we were at 40%, so the trend is in the right direction and we are very excited. i would like to start by saying that again, this room is empty. we would love to have this room full. we would love to have it filled with reporters and filled with space enthusiasts and unfortunately we are in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. our country has been through a lot. this is a unique moment where all of america can take a moment and look at our country do something stunning again. that is launch american astronauts on american rockets from american soil. we are going to go to the international space station and we are t

we will first start with our nasa administrator jim bridenstine. nasa,t a great day for what a great day for spacex and the united states of america. it has been nine years since we have launched american astronauts from american soil and we have done it again. i want to be clear the mission is not yet over. we are at the beginning, but so far, everything has performed very, very well, and we are excited about the fact that bob and doug, our american heroes are safely in orbit and on the way to the international space station. congratulations to nasa team. congratulations for the leaders who have been on the nasa side leading our commercial crew program all along, and you and your team have done an absolutely marvelous job. of course, elon musk and your team in spacex, this launch represents the best of everything that america has to offer. showso will -- it also the process, to my nasa administrator who got the program off the ground when there was not a lot of political support and now there is a lot of political support because there has been su

marshall washington. >> this is for jim bridenstine. can you expand more on the discussions with the russians about flying on the commercial cruise ship? dimitri had a bunch of comments yesterday and he talked about being enthusiastic about having s alternative to so use -- oyuz. on -- and isus in that at all tied in with the discussions on gateway? are you trying to get a big whole package of future u.s.-russian space corporation? >> when we think about the commercial crew program, remember, the goal is to have the -- the international space station, half is russian and half is american. side, we have a lot of international partners. if we are going to maintain a complement of russian and american astronauts on board, we have to be willing to launch cosmonauts and they have to be willing to launch american astronauts. spoke last with demetri, we agreed that was necessary for both nations moving forward. orbit, the lower commercial crew. we are in agreement on how we need to go forward there. it is true that when we talk is a the gatewa

that transition will then allow us to proceed launch, hours after the spacex founder elon musk, jim bridenstine and other nasa officials briefed reporters at the kennedy space center. also they were pleased with the flight. mr. bryden stein leads off -- mr.

live on c-span, the countdown clock briefing with jim bridenstine i'm.our live coverage of 12:15ew launch begins at p.m. eastern on c-span two with left off at 4:30 p.m.. they launch to the international space station, said a post-launch briefing at 6:00 eastern. at 11:15, all they live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it docs with the international space station, and the opening of the hatch between the two space vehicles. watch live on c-span and c-span2 , online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. engines, 8, 7, six -- up and burning. liftoff. the final dream. will continue the >> on wednesday, nasa will launch to u.s. astronauts into space for the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011. the astronauts will join the current team on board the international space station. tomorrow night at 8:00, we explore the history of space exploration as we tour the country to hear the stories of the people and places key twist development. >> you see the sun. it's incredible. it changes you. it changed me fundam

nasa administrator jim bridenstine says there's a 50% chance spacex crew dragon will launch saturday to the international space station. when it does, it will mark the first u.s. manned spaceflight since 2011. other dates are available if the launch cannot take place. good morning and welcome back to the kennedy space center for this historic mission as we prepare to launch bob and doug from right out there on that falcon 9 and crew dragon. an exciting time. where was this weather wednesday afternoon? it is a challenge to compete with the weather in florida in the summer, but we will do what to write. we are moving ahead. it sounds like we have a 50-50 chance with the weather. we will see how it works out. it is my privilege to introduce our administrator. >> thank you. our highest priority is and doug, has been bob and and a couple of days ago, we had too much electricity in the atmosphere. the challenge is not we were in a lightning storm, the challenge is a launch could trigger lighting. the rocket itself can become a lightning booth. so we had these parameters set ahead of time,

it is my pleasure to introduce jim bridenstine. >> thank you, bob. that is our highest priority is and always has been bob and doug , and of course, couple of days ago, we had too much electricity in the atmosphere, and the challenge is not that we were in a lightning storm. launchllenge is that a could trigger lightning. the rocket could become a lightning bolt, and so we had these parameters set ahead of time. nasa and the spacex team knew exactly what the parameters were. those parameters were limitations and those limitations were exceeded, and that put us in a position to delay the launch. but this is certain. we will launch american astronauts on american rockets from american soil, and we will , the with the absolute absolute priority being the safety of our astronauts. i am proud of the nasa team, proud of the spacex team. a lot of the comments i had ahead of time were, are you going to fill undue pressure? undue pressure, and we have all been in agreement that there will be no pressure, we will launch when we are ready, and and the president

i talked earlier with the administrator of nasa, jim bridenstine about the relationship and what each party brings to the launch. we are largely focused on the international space station but we are also the customer for this launch. at the mission management team goes to the countdown sequence, we will have nasa engineers and nasa flight directors side-by-side with the space-x engineers and flight directors and if at any point we feel uncomfortable with the direction they are going, we can halt the launch. what nasa is trying to do, we are trying to create a robust commercial marketplace in low-earth orbit great we need space-x to get customers that are not nasa. we want to be a customer, but we want to be one of many customers. what we are doing is giving space-x a lot of leash. we have contracted for them to do the launch independently, but make no mistake, our engineers and our technicians have been involved in the developing of this capability, and our astronauts have been involved in it. we want to be one customer of many. we are helping to grow this commercial marketplace by be

then a post-launch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstine at 6:00 p.m. eastern. eastern, at 11:15 a.m. coverage of the dragon as it docs with the international space station. then the opening of the hatch between the two space vehicles and the event between the spacex crew dragon and the iss space crew. watch on c-span, live at c-span.org, or on the free c-span radio app. t -10, nine, 8, 7, 6, 5 -- engine is up and burning. 0, and liftoff, the final liftoff of atlantis. america will continue the dream. on wednesday, nasa will launch two u.s. astronauts into space for the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011. astronauts will join the international space station. for the next 90 minutes, we will look at the history of space exploration. >> that's one small step for man , one giant leap for mankind. will tour the country to hear the stories of the people and places key to its development. our first stop is virginia, to visit with leland melvin, who went on to become an astronaut. he flew two missions to the international space station

nasa administrator jim bridenstine will join the program. exciting, bobmore capek will also join.peaking about his knee reopening in orlando and across the country. that is coming up live in the 12:00 hour. stay tuned. pretty volatile day for equities, with the major indices taking divergent tracks. the dow up 1%, and the nasdaq down 1%. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: from new york to our tv and radio audiences worldwide, this is "balance of power" where the world of politics meets the world of business. it is a big day in cape canaveral, florida, as they have scheduled the first launch of astronauts from u.s. oil into space for the first time in nine years. it is being done as a joint venture between nasa and space-x, private company. i talked earlier with the administrator of nasa, jim bridenstine about the relationship and what each party brings to the launch. we are largely focused on the international space station but we are also the customer for this launch. at the mission management team goes to the countdown sequence, we will have nasa engineers and nasa flight directors s

. >> thank you so much foruc those words and great words from jim bridenstine the nasa administrator. crew will remain in quarantineil until saturday. they've been in quarantine for two weeks and there they will stay to keep them safe and healthy for the next launch attempt. again we have tota stand down fm lunch today because of unfavorable weather conditions along launch complex 30a and we will do it again saturday may 30. the new launch time will be 3:22 p.m. and our coverage will begin live right here on nasa tv at 11:00 in the morning eastern time saturday so sure to tune back in on nasa television and nasa.gov/live if you want to watch on line and we will be b back here to take you through at every step of the way through things for sticking with us and we will see you back here saturday. >> nasa and spacex have decided to cancel today's launch to the international space station from the kennedy space center in florida because of weather concerns. this would have been the first space launch with astronauts from u.s. soil since 2011. it's rescheduled for this saturday may 30 and

then a post lunch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstine. thursday at 11:15 a.m. eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew

i remember a moment with jim bridenstine, the head of nasa, in the oval office. talking about the potential of where we could go with us space exploration. what about the moon? what about mars? bridenstine said let's go to the space station. there's always this dream to sort of pushed further through thinking big. i think that is reflective of his presidency. today is a huge day for that dream. more space exploration for the space force, real signature moments for him. clearly florida is the home of all that. when i was covering the space shuttle launches and i know that you are doing it around the same time, bill, those nasa buildings looked pretty run down. i look at this beautiful launch pad 39 a and this vehicle that is so futuristic, it's really inspiring for the space program. >> bill: let's drop into the president's comments. >> president trump: what they have done is incredible. a short period of time. we came here three and a half years ago and it was almost a ghost town. now it's the number-one place in the world for what we're doing. doing. >> reporter:

coverage of the launch of the .pacex commercial test flight the countdown plot briefing with jim bridenstinebegins at 12:00 p.m. eastern on andan two as bob bank it doug curley launch to the international space station and then a post-launch briefing. thursday, all day live coverage .f the spacex crew dragon then the opening of the hatch between the space vehicles and then the event between and the c-spanew, live on c-span two, or listen on the free c-span radio app. of conservatives and former republicans say it is crucial to put party -- country over party. they formed the lincoln project aimed at stopping the reelection of president trump. >> good evening everyone. i am laura sparks president

joining us right now nsa administrator jim bridenstine. jim, good morning to you. >> thank you.d to be here. steve: okay. i know all eyes are on that launch pad 39 a behind you. but also they are slightly above you and that's on the weather and right now it looks like there is an 85% chance of thunderstorms at 4:33 this afternoon. when are you going to make the call whether or not to scrub this because the president of the united states is supposed to fly down there and i would imagine you don't want him making a trip on air force 1 unless is he going to see you guys light that candle. >> so, we're looking at about at the top of the hour we are going to make another judgment on the weather. but, remember, thunderstorms down here in florida are generally isolated. and so just because there is thunderstorms on the horizon doesn't mean we can't launch. right now we have about a 60% favorability rating for a 4:33 launch to be specific. i'm more optimistic than pets pessimistic. we will get one last look here at the top of the hour. steve: you are optimistic. the astronauts who are g

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then a post lunch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstine. thursday at 11:15 a.m. eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it docked for the international space station. in the opening that has between the space vehicles, in the event between the spacex crew dragon and the iss crew. watch live on c-span and c-span2, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining our update on covid-19 in north carolina. our update on covid-19 in north carolina. we have 21,618 confirmed cases, 568 people in the hospital, and 728 deaths. for theire to mourn families and friends. north carolina enters safer at home phase two. this is a cautious step forward that eases certain restrictions and keeps important safety measures in place. this is memorial weekend. women in uniform who have made the ultimate sacrifice. to reflect on their contributions and show gratitude to their families. i am deeply grateful for these heroes who gave everything for our country. i know it is also a popular weeke

with a post lunch briefing nasa administrator jim bridenstine.sday, all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it and with the international then the event between the spacex crew dragon at the iss crew. watch live on c-span and c-span2, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. the house returns on wednesday and thursday for legislative business and to vote bill. fly authorization it extends phis's surveillance authorities through 2023. with new house rules now in place to allow for proxy voting, house members, beginning on wednesday, can vote for other members who are not present during floor votes. , on demand atn c-span.org, or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> treasury secretary steven mnuchin talked about the future of the american economy and says there is a strong likelihood u.s. would need another coronavirus stimulus package. he also promised to review any a loans more

administratornasa jim bridenstine, mark geyer, isse fitch, kenny todd from , the international space station program director, and shall linger in -- and shall longer and -- and an astronaut. up, our nasa administrator james bridenstine. >> i want to say congratulations to the nasa team and to the spacex team, and it really congratulations to the united states of america. this has been an amazing two days. we are still at the beginning. we have a mission in front of us and we need to make sure we bring bob and doug home safely. launchingbout american astronauts for the first time on a brand-new rocket, this has been done four times in the history of the united states. apollo, spacei, shuttle, and now crew dragon. so actually five times. this has gone as well as we could have expected it to go. a big congratulations to nasa, to spacex, and we will continue out untily in and day bob and doug are home safely. with that, i will turn it back to you. >> thank you. next we will hear from director mark geyer of the johnson space center. >> thank you. a tremendous day in mission control as we

then a post-launch lunch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstine at 6 p.m. eastern. thursday at 11:15 a.m. eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it docked with the international space station. the opening of the hatch between the two mex bicycles and event between the spacex crew dragon and i is as crew. watch live on c-span2, online the c-span on the free c-span radio app. >> having lived through a -- i wave of cynicism that left is unable to trust what we are told by anyone who calls himself an expert, it becomes very difficult for us to rise to a challenge like this. our first reaction is to say no, they are lying to us, the only for themselves and a lot of our national institutions have got to take on the challenge of persuading people again that the exits for us, that they're here for the country. >> sunday june 7 at noon eastern on "in depth" come alive conversation with author and american enterprise institute scholar yuval levin come his most recent book is a time to build. other titles include the great debate and the fractur

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later he post-launch briefing with jim bridenstine. joining us for that conversation is kathryn newcomer. thank you for joining us this morning. guest:

let's get to morgan for more >> hey, carl that's right nasa administrator jim bridenstine, thank you joining us today on what is a very historic moment not just for nasa and spacex but for the country. carl mentioned first attempted orbital human space flight from u.s. for years it represents a paradigm shift for nasa from operator to customer how does this redefine american priorities in space and what does it mean for the agency? >> yeah. that's right we are launching a new era in human space flight there's a number of milestones being achieved here. we are launching american astronauts on american rockets from american soil for the first time since the retirement of the space shuttles back in 2011. as you said, we're doing it differently than ever before nasa is not purchasing, owning and operating this vehicle we partnered with industries nasa wants to be a customer. we want to be one of many customers in a robust, commercial marketplace for human space flight we also want to see numerous providers that are competing against each other on cost and innovation the goal being we nee

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yeah, look, they talk about, jim bridenstine, the nasa administrator, talked today about when we go ton we're not going there to visit and plant the flag, we're going there to stay and that means there is going to be business around it. there could be mining on the moon. there could be materials from there and what is the ability to launch from the moon. it is super difficult to get out of the earth's gravitational pull and atmosphere. it will be easier to launch further into space from the moon. that is entire business. we haven't talked about the fact they want to fly private citizens into space, including we know, tom cruise will shoot a movie on the international space station. connell: yeah. there is always a lot of jokes people can set up. it is exciting stuff, everything that's happening. let me end where we began, elon musk. people were alive, when thomas edison was around or ben franklin was fooling around with lightning in philadelphia, whatever the case what they thought of those people then and what we might think or what the future might think about elon musk, you know, 50

right now we have jim bridenstine, the nasa administrator. jim, always good to have you, i'm sorry under these immediate circumstances here, but i was thinking, you know, you were beyond, jim, the space program has a long and storied role in sort of lifting us up when we're down or weighed down by protests and violence, throughout the 1960's and the magic of the space race and the apollo program and ultimately capping a decade by landing a man on the moon in the middle of a war and racial riots and the like. so once again, we're looking at a launch that hopefully will lift the nation up in the middle of something like this. how do you feel about it? >> i think you're right, neil. we look back into the 1960's and we see the war in vietnam and the protests not just at the nation's capital, but across the country at universities. we see the injustice. we see the protests and here we are today, we are on the cusp of launching american astronauts on american rockets from american soil for the first time since the retirement. space shuttle back in 2

nasa administrator jim bridenstine said we're launching american astronauts and rockets from americanl, it's a pretty big deal. it's stunning and reassuring to americans during the time of the covid-19 pandemic. >> no doubt about it. probably more people will witness it than normal because we're sheltering down. even though it'll be a weekend. i've seep one of these launches myself years ago, you know, with humans in it, and i'll tell you what, it is a gripping experience. it's absolutely thrilling. i cannot imagine what it is like to sit on top of a rocket and be blown off a launch pad into space and the adrenaline that must be inside of our astronauts in doing that. [laughter] it is absolutely amazing. i give them so much credit for putting their life in the hands of literality hundreds of scientists and engineers when they sit there and anticipate that rocket burst lifting them off the launch pad. what a moment that is. and what a moment for america to witness that event again. as we probably got a little used to it in the past. we got a whole new generation here that can get excit

so nasa administrator jim bridenstine is urging everyone to watch from their home, watch from their backyard they're in the area. as exciting as this moment is, everybody from nasa and spacex have expressed sadness that they don't have the crowds here, the thousands and thousands that they expected to gather here at kennedy space center to witness this hopefully historic launch, brooke. >> tell me, rachel, i'll stay with you, we know these two astronau astronauts, doug and bob, have been in quarantine. they don't want to send any viruses up to space so they have been hyper safe and self-protective. beyond that, tell me what preparations these astronauts have undergone to get them to this member, to launch day. >> reporter: nasa and spacex have taken every precaution they can to ensure the crew is safe. here at spacex, there are temperature checks before anybody goes into a building, everyone is wearing masks, they only have mission critical personnel around them. the ones who can are working remotely. they're still a part of the mission. they've done everything they can to continue forward w

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nasa administrator jim bridenstine, and wednesday, our live coverage of the spacex crew launch be in the 12:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2 with liftoff at 4:30 p.m. the international space station is lost. then, a briefing with jim bryan stine at 6:00 p.m. eastern and thursday, 11:15 p.m. eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew is it docks with the international space station. the event between the spacex crew dragon. c-span2,e on c-span, or listen on the free c-span radio app. bakari sellers, a familiar face to those who watch book,nd author of this "my vanishing country: a memoir." "my vanishingt country," why is that? guest: thank you for having me. thank you to everyone who woke up to be with us. rural america that used to be the epicenter of upward mobility used to have small businesses that flourished. due to the politics of the times, due to the economy that has passed us by an elected officials that is not pay us attention, any culture that does not hear our voices, these communities have all but tried up and vanished. that is on the micro level. on macroleve