in mountain view. >> some of the project that's will save it, >>> ongoing development for nasa ames research center in mountain view. >> programs have been cut. it's led to innovation. >> yes. david louie gives you an inside look. >> labs aren't the most modern. the buildings need rehab. nasa administrate jorn a west coast facilities tour and a sqeft jorn his mind. >> if we stay under sqefter and not able to come together and do what is necessary for the nation, and solve the problem, all bets are off. >> however, nasa aims is moving ahead. south bay congressman mike honda on the house appropriations committee joined to learn how nasa launched three small satellites power bid consumer grade cell phone that's could save millions of dollars. >> these qlung people can think it through to say why not? put it up there into space. >> nasa ames making parts for space missions out of plastic. >> they're going to put the first printer up in space. a broken application they can print right there. >> these are why the administrator thinks nasa ames and the team won't be on the chopping block.

in mountain view. >> some of the project that's will save it, >>> ongoing development for nasa amesh center in mountain view. >> programs have been cut. it's led to innovation. >> yes. david louie gives you an inside look. >> labs aren't the most modern. the buildings need rehab. nasa administrate jorn a west coast facilities tour and a sqeft jorn his mind. >> if we stay under sqefter and not able to come together and do what is necessary for the nation, and solve the problem, are off. ow her nasa aims is moving ahead. south bay congressman mike honda on the house appropriations committee joined to learn how nasa launched three small satellites power bid consumer grade cell phone that's could save millions of dollars. >> these qlung people can think it through to say why not? put it up there into space. >> nasa ames making parts for space missions out of plastic. >> they're going to put the first printer up in space. a broken application they can print right there. >> these are why the administrator thinks nasa ames and the team won't be on the bl. >> there is unique capability. i d

necessary for the nation and solve the sequester problem, all bets are off. >> reporter: however nasa ames is moving ahead trying to do more with less, one area is advanced manufacturing. south bay congressman mike honda, on the house appropriations committee learned how nasa last month launched three small satellites powered by consumer grade cell phones. in time that could save millions of dollars. >> these young people can think it through and say why not put it up there and utilize what it is we understand into space. >> reporter: nasa ames is also harnessing 3-d printer technology, making parts for space missions out of tiny droplets of plastic. >> they will put the first 3-d printer in space, you can understand astronauts needing something, to fix a broken application, they can print right then and there. >> reporter: these initiatives are why administrator boldin thinks nasa ames and the team of 2,300 won't be on the chopping block. >> ames has unique capability. i don't envision a threat to the existence of the ames research center. >> reporter: still the $17.7 billion budget reque

then put it on the machine here and have a bid for it in your hand. >> nasa ames researchers took theistrator and south bay congressman on a tour today. they made parts from droplets of plastic. >> you can either choose to use a little at a time or more at a time. so less at a time you're achieving more accuracy. >> they made the holders to power the three cell phone satellites but as they experiment, they'll be able to print circuit boards. >> in td future they're going to be using alloys. the next step is putting printers in space. >> where redirecting an asteroid or sending humans to mars we'll need technology to reduce cargo weight and volume n future, perhaps astronauts will be able to print tools they need in space. >> because of the work they say there is a long term and mission critical future. we'll look at that at 6:00. >> still head today's technology breathes new life into an old clunker. how social media is driving it. >> look live at santa cruz beach people enjoying sunny, breezy mild conditions today but what will memori weekend bring? i'll have the accu-weather forecas

. >> reporter: however nasa ames is moving ahead trying to do more with less, one area is advanced manufacturing. south bay congressman mike ho a honda, on the house appropriations committee learned how three small satellites were launched. in time those can save millions of dollars. >> piece people can think it through, why not put it up there and utilize what we understand. >> reporter: nasa aims is also making parts for space missions out of tiny droplets of plastic. they will put the first 3-d printer in space, you can understand astronauts needing something to fix a broken application, they can printd it right then and there. >> reporter: these initiatives are why boldin thinks nasa ames and the team of 2,300 won't be on the chopping block. >> ames has unique capability. i don't envision a threat to the existence of the ames research center. >> reporter: still the $17.7 billion budget requested for next year is not a given. >> all government-funded agencies are having a tough time with tight budgets with this tour today it's hopeful that an elected official and the administrator of nasa wil

in about 45 minutes, he will be taking off from the landing strip at moffett field, nasa ames, heading on the first leg from nasa to phoenix. it will take him roughly 19-20 hours. he will not land until 2:00 in the morning. he is arriving at 1:00 saturday morning. when he takes auoff, it is most likely until a little bit after 6:00. the beauty of this solar airplane is that it does have batteries on board that are charged by the sun. that makes this airplane unique. it can fly during the day, at night, during the day. the 12,000 solar sells that are on the top of the wing propel the aircraft. at night, the solar charge batteries keep it going. it has four motors. they are not much in the terms of horsepower. it can only go 30-40 miles an hour. it is the equivalent of a power motor scooter. look at the wingspan right here. a mammouth wingspan. this is about the equivalent of a 747 made of carbon fiber mostly and the weight of roughly your regular car, around 3500 pounds. the whole point of doing this, they are trying to promote clean technology. they want to first of all also prove that

here on earth, scientists at nasa ames research center in mountain view are working on a plan to rope an asteroid. they want to built a spaceship that can drag an asteroid closer to earth, by lassoing it or harpooning it or some other method. >> they hope that bringing the asteroid closer to earth, they can learn how to travel deeper into space. the project could cost billions to complete. sounds like a movie. >> like the space cowboys. mike inouye, i am not sure if it is quite as intense where you are looking at. >> the san mateo bridge westbound coming over towards the peninsula side. you are trapped on the span itself. we will show you the maps. highway 92, the san mateo bridge, as well as 84, the dumbarton bridge with no major concern right now. it is 92 headed to 280. initial reports of a crash at the interchange. details still coming in from chp. we don't see a lot of slowing. nothing out of the ordinary. reports of west 92 at 280 with a new crash. i will track that on the peninsula. the older crash here, 101 south aetch proing east 80 to merge with the lower deck of the bridge.

governor brown was sarcastic but didn't mince words when it addressed a gathering of scientists at nasa ames to sound the alarm that the world is reaching a dangerous tipping point. >> we're not that stupid that we can't figure it out. >> reporter: he joined with the scientists to produce an unprecedented call to action to save the planet from us. >> i would say this is the most serious crisis humanity has ever faced. >> reporter: scientists signed on to a staple that human statement about the destruction of the environment. >> we are potentially damaging the conditions on top of which our civilization is built. this is not an experiment. this is real. >> reporter: they identified five problems, global warming, acceleration of species going observations stinct, loss of ecosystems, a rapidly growing population and pollution and species going extinct. he says switching to solar power or driving an electric car is not radical enough. he said people should think about changing lifestyles to the point of not having a car at all. >> individuals at this point in time can make a huge difference by c

. >> katie: ongoing budget battles or having a impact on nasa's research center at ames but it has led to innovation. david louie gives us an inside look. >> the labs are not the most modern. the buildings admit they need rehab. the administrator is on west coast facilities tour and sequester is on his mind. >> if we stay under sequester. if the president and congress are not able to come together and do what is necessary for the nation, and solve this sequester problem, all bets are off. >> ames is moving ahead trying to do more with less. one area is advanced manufacturing. south bay congressman who is on a house appropriations committee. joined him to see how they launched three satellites. >> these young people can think of it three and why not put it up there. and utilize what it is what we understand. they. they are harnessing 3-d printer technology. >> they are going to be putting the 3-d up in space and you can imagine astronauts needing tools to make something. they can print right then and there. >> that is why the administrator things his team won't be on the chopping block.

nasa says a part that ames the spacecraft has stopped working.ond our solar system since being launched in 2009. the spacecraft was designed to operate for up to six years. and get ready for a new outbreak of powerball fever. after there was no winner in last night's powerball drawing, the jackpot for saturday's drawing has soared to $550 million. that is the third largest jackpot ever. >>> coming up, saving lives. olympic gold medalist cullen jones will join us to talk about his mission to teach kids to swim. i will answer your question after whether or not i after a year pledging that i would learn to swim, if i've had any success. >>> first big news from arguably the world's most famous soccer player and perhaps the most handsome in the world. david beckham said he is retiring at the end of the season. he is one of very few english players who successfully played for career madrid, ac milan and others. he said i feel now is the right time to finish my career playing at the highest level. [ female announcer ] doctors trust calcium plus vitamin

nasa's administrator is on the peninsula getting a firsthand look at what the agencies ames research has to offer. bob redell joins us live from moffett field with a look at the high-tech stuff they have going on there. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. we're at one of the buildings where a scientist just gave a tour. they are showing this brand-new lab. i say brand-new, only three months old and only opened up here. it's a lab where they build nanosatellites. when i'm talking about nanosatellites, this right here is called a chip, they will be launching these in the fall. costs $25 bucks to make. on this obviously you've got the solar sun that powers it. it's got a computer, semaybe ev a microwave oven. they are only $25 bucks, low cost and it will be up in the atmosphere taking measurements. this is a long way from 10 years ago when it would have been the size of a refrigerator. see how much the law is taking effect here. one thing unique, using newer technology to create things. 3d printer here to make cubes. getting these type of shapes. matt reyez with

we will always level the expertise of our sister agencies such as nasa and the federal aviation commission. >> i am well over my time. i wouldn't put my superiors. >> i am not satisfied with the answer. -- i will yield to my superiors. i'm not satisfied with the answer. with all this cutting edge automotive technologies, in curious to hear what changes if any you think maybe necessary to ensure that we bring these technologies safely. at a fulllooking policy analysis. there are some you have to consider such as standards that are dealing with the position presuming there is a driver managing the vehicle. they will have to be addressed. e-mail have some driving scenarios were the driver may be here with in the time. we are looking at them preparing ourselves to look at the research and development so warmly approach commercialization we will be ready to have peace standards on board to make sure we have the not pose that it will threat tonable safety. >> the standards also helped shape the automotive design process banking create incentives and disincentives for firms to invest in new technologies t

nasa. still living just write down the street from harvard at the time. he said, jim, you presented a great case for yourself. but i amorry, you were not selected at the finals. at which point, i started laughing. i am sure the person at the other end thought, this guy has gone hysterical and lost it. but he did not know was that if they had said yes, i would have been faced with then the greatest quandary in my life. the quandary would have been, do i continue to pursue my career as a scientist, working with people like richard and murray and john schwartz, john schwartz being the inventor of string theory? do i do that or pursue this other part of my childhood dream to become an astronaut? how do you make that decision? i would have dreaded that. when they made the decision for me by saying no, effectively, nasa told me i had a wrong stuff, then i did not have to make the decision anymore. i was all said and i was very happy to pursue that line of possibilities. . so i just started laughing. with great hilarity on the phone call. >> here is a story you told about a flight to south africa. let's watch. >> i was tryin

in the nasa budget it will be just like today, you don't see anything that says -- that's because it's included in the international space station budget for crew support, crew transportation. am i getting that right? so you know beginning in 2017 you will see us transition to a point where the won't even be a commercial crew line item in there. it will be included in the international space station budget as crew support. that allows us to progress with the technology development that we are currently funding. we need an increase in the amount of funds that would put towards the technology development. challenges remain in getting the cost of operations on the international space station down. we have done something in the u.s. segment in that we have brought on a non-governmental entity, and so their responsibility, they work under contract. we pa paid him a flat fee and tn they go out and recruit for scientists, engineers, technology developers who want to fly on the international space station. they select the experiments to be fun and then they operate getting them there and overseeing the operation. that is a way we think is, over time, decrease the amount of money that