. >> reporter: nasa administrator, jim bridenstein. some of it is american pride. >> prestig, i think prestige. they want to launch their own rockets into space. >> reporter: in 2014 nasa hired boeing and elon musk's spacex to be their uber and lyft to the space station. for nasa it's more cost-effective and allows the agency to focus on the science of exploring deep space. [ cheers and applause ] spacex beat out boeing in being first to fly. its design has a "back to the future" feel and flashy new technology throughout. >> it's been described as a flying iphone. >> i remember that comment. >> it's a pretty big iphone. three touch screens in front of you. at least give it credit to be an i-pad. >> reporter: spacex has a track record bringing cargo to the space station. this time for the first time, the reusable rocket's capsule will carry people. >>> do you have any reservations flying for a company that has never actually put someone into space before? >> i don't think reservations are the right word. i think what we really concern o

a mission nasa administrator jim bridenstein says will change the future. >> we're proving that we can compound pharmaceuticals in a way that you cannot do on earth. we're able to create immunizations in a way you cannot do on earth. we're printing human organs in 3-d. it's going to transform how we do medicine here on earth. >> reporter: thousands gathering on the beaches of florida to witness history. the successful launch a moment of national unity, reminding us all of what people can do when they come together. >> gio benitez joins us now from the kennedy space center. gio, we were watching together on the special we aired earlier. you were there to see it, to hear it, and to feel it all. >> reporter: tom, i got to tell you, you could feel the power of that rocket as it hit supersonic speed. the ground shakes, your whole body shakes. it's something else. by the way, i should tell you, the next exciting moment happens tomorrow morning, 10:30 a.m. eastern. that's when they dock at the international space station. tom? >> gio, thank you for that. >>> we move on now to the coronavirus

nasa administrator jim bridenstein at 6:00 p.m. eastern. thursday at 11:00 eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it docks 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 crew. watch live on c-span2 online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> up next on american history tv, historians discuss the effect of media and technology on politics. topics include silicon valley, artificial intelligence and cable television. from purdue university, this is about 90 minutes. >> so, good morning and welcome to the media technology and the state panel. this is part of a larger two-day session called remaking american political history where we're all talking about history and how it's going to be taught and talked about and consumed over the years. this krrchs is sponsored by the department of history here at purdue university and is organized by one of our panelists, katie burnell. thank you, k

nasa administrator jim bridenstein said quote we're launching american astronauts from american rockets and american soil. it. >> there is no doubt about it. probably more people will witness it than normal because we're sheltering down even though it will be a weekend. i have seen one of these launches myself years ago, you know with, humans in it. i'll tell you what, it is a gripping experience. it is absolutely thrilling. i can't imagine what it is like to sit on top of a rocket and be blown off of a launchpad into space and the adrenaline that must be inside of our astronauts in doing that. it is absolutely amazing. i give him so much credit, for putting their life in the hands of literally hundreds of scientists and engineers when they sit there and anticipate that rocket first lifts them off the launchpad. what is moment it is. 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 excited about space. an you're right, the space force has electrified young people's imagination in am

then a post-launch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstein at 6:00 p.m. eastern. thursday at 11:00 eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it docks 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 crew. watch live on c-span2 online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> up next on american history tv, historians discuss the effect of media and technology on politics. topics include silicon valley, artificial intelligence and cable television. from purdue university, this is about 90 minutes. >> so, good morning and welcome to the media technology and the state panel. this is part of a larger two-day session called

. >> well, look, jim bridenstein, the nasa administrator, has done an amazing job of being bipartisan. he hooked up to the idea that we will bring women to the moon soon. he got somebody like nancy pelosi on board and this is, today, i think a triumph of the california people, elon musk and spacex, jet propulsion laboratory, i meanhave believed in musk. of course, jeff bezos is an enemy of donald trump, who has blue origin, who wants to put a moon craft up, so musk and trump have had a kind of on and off relationship, but to me, this, for donald trump, shows that american exceptionalism is alive and kicking. we've been -- china has beat us to the dark side of the moon in exploration. we've been using russian rockets, and now suddenly, american astronauts on american soil working with the private sector company like spacex is the contractor, the premier contractor here. i think it bodes well for trump's message that he's trying to do that, you know, we're going to start doing things in america and not just be outsourcing to other countries, so he wanted to be a face of this. john f. ke

they were greeted by a mask wearing jim bridenstein, something that with all of the years of preparationeven with simple motivation, when maybe people are concerned about the future, what nasa is good at doing is bringing people together and inspiring them for a future that is brighter than today. >> if you can't see us, hear us on or podcast, sponsored by capital one. what's in your wallet? ♪ >> pauley: we leave you this sunday morning at the st. vincent national wild life refuge in florida, and ideal spot for alligators tobati to bask in the sun. captioning made possible by johnson & johnson, committed to improving health for everyone, everywhere. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pauley: i'm jane pauley. have a nice holiday, but please stay safe. and join us when our trumpet sounds again next sunday morning. ♪ >> brennan: i'm margaret brennan in washington. this week on "face the nation," the country approaches a grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as all 50 states begin to ease restrictions. americans with quarantine fatigue head outside on this mem

then a post launch briefing with nasa administrator jim bridenstein at 6:00 p.m. eastern. thursday at 11:15 a.m. eastern on c-span2, all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as it docks 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 iss crew. watch live on c-span2. online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> up next from purdue university's political history conference, a panel of biographers talk about some of their subjects. they include sammy davis jr., jim and tammy fay baker and muhammed ali. >> thank you for attending our session on this beautiful friday afternoon. i'll have to compete with the outdoors and hopefully we'll convince you you've made the right choice hanging out with us to talk about media and biography in political history. between the four of us, we have written at least 17 biographies and it might be more than that. i was losing count because randy roberts has written so many. more than half of our total number, i think. s