charles bolden jr. >> mr. speaker, mr. reid, mr. mcconnell, ms.elosi, members of congress and honored guests, as we embark upon a next chapter of human space exploration, we stand on the shoulders of the extraordinary men we recognize here today. those that had the privilege to fly in space follow the trail they forged. america's leadership in space and the confidence we can go farther into the unknown and achieve great things as a people rests on the achievements of these men. when 50 years ago this year president kennedy challenged the nation to reach the moon, to take longer strides toward a great new american enterprise, these men were the human face of these words. from mercury and gemny, on through their actions unfolded the will of a nation for the greater achievement of humankind. we are challenged to reach for new heights and plan an ambitious mission to mars. as we called on the four individuals we honor today to carry out our early achievements in space, we now call on a new generation of explorers to go where we have never gone before.

and then at 6:40, nasa administrator charles bolden outlining the administration's budget proposal foris agency. our look at the future of u.s. space policy begins at 5:30 p.m. eastern tomorrow on c-span2. coming up on c-span3, american history tv coverage of the history of the space program. in a few moments, an oral history interview with former nasa flight director gene kranz. in an hour and a half, the congressional gold medal ceremony honoring astronauts john glenn, neil armstrong, michael collins, and buzz aldrin. later, a 1963 nasa film biography of john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth. >>> at the 1968 olympic games john carlos and tommy smith raised their fists in the black power salute. >> they said black power. they intimidated so many people. white people in particular by using that phrase. black power. because when they use that word, or that phrase, black power, it made many people think that black power meant destruction. blowing up the statue of liberty or ground zero. destroying america. wasn't anything about destroying america. it was about rebuilding amer

he's there with charles bolden having a two-day forum in columbus, columbus, ohio.re in the area and can't get enough of this moment when the united states took the lead and went on to of course be the only country putting man on the moon, this is a great day in human history as well as specifically that for the united states. >> shepard: phil keating in kennedy space center. thank you z the lawyers in the college lacrosse murder trial made their closing arguments and the prosecutors used their time to read a letter, a letter that this guy, the suspect, is said to have written to his ex-girlfriend just before they say he killed her. what george huguely wrote about choking yeardley love. that's next. one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! the "name your price" tool. now available on your phone. get a free quote today. anything not moving forward... is moving backward. [ tires screech ] [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] introducing the 2013 gs,

up next, we'll go to center marker will be an nasa administrator charles bolden at a space subcommittee hearing. >> nasa administrator charles bolden testified before the senate space subcommittee late last year about the future of space exploration. here's a few minutes of the hearing, starting with florida senator marco rubio. >> during the august recess, just as we finished here in early august, i, one of the things a different vacation is rented a car in washington and we drove over as we were driving home we went up 95 into florida. we spent a day at the kennedy space in order to visit and watch some of the things they put on their for visitors. i hadn't been there since i was eight years old. my parents took me there on my eighth birthday. my kids have never been there. they left their, special my 11 year-old, left their very inspired by what america has accomplished in the past, space program but i will never forget the alliance from present income his actual voice when he justifies american space ambition. he uses the example of someone who emerged from a cave a thousand years a

and coming up at 6:40 this afternoon nasa administrator charles bolden outlines the administration's budget proposal for his agency. a look at space policy begins again at 5:30 eastern right here on c-span2. and with the house and senate on break this week, we're featuring booktv programming in prime time here on c-span2. tonight, books highlighting african-american lives. starting at 8:00 eastern, henry lewis gates, jr., with life upon these shores. looking at african-american history 1513-2008. at 8:40 connie rice who is the cousin of former secretary of state condoleezza rice on her book, power concedes nothing, one woman's quest for social justice in america. and at 9:45, john karr los and dave zi-ron and the john karr los story the sports moment that changed the world. booktv in prime time all this week starting at 8:00 prime minister on c-span2. >> from the world economic forum in dazzlos switzerland and other leaders as they talk about the future of the world economy. >> no one is immune in the current situation. it's not just a eurozone crisis. it's a crisis that could have c

at 6:40, nasa administrator charles bolden out lines the administration's budget proposal for his agencya look at u.s. space policy starts at 5:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> number one, no one is immune in the current situation. it's not just a euro crisis, but one that could have spillover effects around the world, and, you know, we'll hear from others, but what i have seen and what we see in numbers and in forecasts is that no country is immune and everybody has an interest in making sure this crisis is resolved. >> i have been in public service, most of which involved in public finance over four decades. let me share with you, i've never been as scared as now about the world. what's happening in europe, looking at what experience was in -- not in any other crisis we had, and the crisis we had in the 1990s. this is very big issue. first of all, i agree entirely with christine that nobody's immune. we are all connected to each other. >> you can see the whole discussion tonight at eight eastern on c-span. more from the world economic forum tomorrow including a panel on the politica