host: we are back with john logsdon who is here to talk with us today about recent flights into we're back with john logs and its potential on impact on space travel. john good morning. >> good morning. now you are the founder and the

professor logsdon: happy to be with you. >> t -16, guidance control. -10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, command engine starts, to, one -- 2,1. [engines firing] >> on their way to space with our first human crew. go, jeff. go, wally. >> private space company blue origin fluids new shepard rocket on tuesday. it was the companies first flight with people on board. -- it was the company's first flight with people on board. tonight at 8:00 eastern, we will show the rocket going up 66 miles at three times the speed of sound, separation and the capsule' is upright landing, followed by a news conference with the crew. all tonight, here on c-span. >> today on the communicators -- >> the white house office of space science policy under obama, trump and not president biden have been very strong in the same areas. they believe in the future of artificial intelligence and all these great technologies which are going to make our lives better. as much as we say about the white house, are we talking about the president come are we talking about the people that do policy and get t

host: we are back with john logsdon who is here to talk with us today about recent flights into spaceprivate individuals and its potential impact on space travel. good morning. guest: good morning. host: you are the founder and long-term director of gw's space policy institute. i am going to ask you this question, what is the significance of jeff bezos and richard branson conducting private flights into space? guest: well, the reality is the significance is not that great. these were not journeys into orbit, just up and down flights. but symbolically i think they are significant with all the attention being paid to them because these are private citizens going to space on technology developed by private citizens. it is announcing the arrival of opening the access to space to fair paying private citizens. host: what is the impact of those private flights not only on tourism but on the commercial spaceflight industry? does this mean we are going to see several companies touting themselves as intergalactic companies where they can take people who afforded away from planet earth -- people

. >> well, we would like to thank john logsdon who is professor emeritus and founder of the space policy institute for being with us this morning and talking us through these private ventures into space. john, thank you so much for your time. >> happy to be with you. >>> sunday, c-span series january 6th, views from the house, continues. three more members of congress share stories of what they saw, heard and experienced that day. including california democrat zoe loftgren who served as a teller for the electoral vote count. >> a capitol officer came and said it was necessary to evacuate. that we should take the hoods, there are hoods under the seat of each seat in the chamber. take them out and be prepared to put them on. so everybody did. and i think when you pull the little red tag, it activates it. so people weren't wearing them. there had been tear gas released in the chamber, in the rotunda which was why we were advised we might need to wear them. there was this tremendous worrying hissing noise that was the background of the moment. and of course, the pounding and the noise from t

host: we are back with john logsdon who is here to talk with us today about recent flights into we're back with john logs and its potential on impact on space travel. john good morning. >> good morning. now you are the founder and the long term director jellies space policy institute. george washington's baseball audience. did i ask you this question. what is the significance of jeff bezos and richard branson conducting private flights in the space? >> the reality is and the significance is not that great. these were not journeys into orbit, just up and down, quick some orbital flights. but symbolically, they say we look at all the attention that is being paid to it, these are private citizens going into space on systems developed by private citizens, and as a business affair, it is announcing the arrival of opening the access to space to fare paying private citizens. >> now, what is the impact of those private flights, not only on tourism but only commercial space flight industry? does this mean that we are now going to see several companies touting themselves as intergalactic compan

host: we would like to thank john logsdon, professor emeritus at george washington university and the founder of the space policy institute for being with us and talking us through these 3985. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, h.r. 3985, the averting loss of life and injury by expediting s.i.v.'s act of 2021, or the allies act, makes essential changes to the afghan special immigrant visa program to ensure that the lives of those who served faithfully alongside troops in afghanistan are protected. the special immigrant visa program allows those individuals who work for or unbehalf of the u.s. government in afghanistan or for the nato international security assistance force in support of the american mission to seek lawful permanent residence in the united states. to be eligible, applicants must establish qualifying employment in afghanistan for two years, receive approval from the chief admission, and undergo rigorous background ch

host: we are back with john logsdon who is here to talk with us today about recent flights into space by private individuals and its potential impact on space travel. good morning. guest: good morning. host: you are the founder and long-term director of gw's space policy institute. i am going to ask you this question, what is the significance of jeff bezos and richard branson conducting private flights into space? guest: well, the reality is the significance is not that great. these were not journeys into orbit, just up and down flights. but symbolically i think they are significant with all the attention being paid to them because these are private citizens going to space on technology developed by private citizens. it is announcing the arrival of opening the access to space to fair paying private citizens. host: what is the impact of those private flights not only on tourism but on the commercial spaceflight industry? does this mean we are going to see several companies touting themselves as intergalactic companies where they can take people who afforded away from planet earth -- pe