1 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:06,470 good afternoon and welcome to the 2 00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:08,730 National Press Club I'm mark Hamrick I 3 00:00:13,009 --> 00:00:10,050 am a broadcast journalist with the 4 00:00:15,169 --> 00:00:13,019 associated press on the 104th president 5 00:00:16,310 --> 00:00:15,179 of the National Press Club we are the 6 00:00:18,050 --> 00:00:16,320 world's leading professional 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:18,060 organization for journalists committed 8 00:00:22,070 --> 00:00:19,890 to our professions future through 9 00:00:23,900 --> 00:00:22,080 programming events such as this while 10 00:00:26,300 --> 00:00:23,910 also working to foster a free press 11 00:00:27,830 --> 00:00:26,310 worldwide for more information about the 12 00:00:32,089 --> 00:00:27,840 National Press Club please visit our 13 00:00:33,709 --> 00:00:32,099 website at WWF and to donate to programs 14 00:00:35,420 --> 00:00:33,719 offer to the public through our Eric 15 00:00:38,060 --> 00:00:35,430 free time national journalism library 16 00:00:39,979 --> 00:00:38,070 you can see our website about that so on 17 00:00:41,660 --> 00:00:39,989 behalf of our members worldwide I'd like 18 00:00:43,490 --> 00:00:41,670 to welcome our speaker as well as those 19 00:00:45,110 --> 00:00:43,500 of you in our audience here today our 20 00:00:46,910 --> 00:00:45,120 head table includes guests of our 21 00:00:49,369 --> 00:00:46,920 speaker as well as working journalists 22 00:00:51,529 --> 00:00:49,379 and so if you hear applause in our 23 00:00:53,209 --> 00:00:51,539 audience we would note that members of 24 00:00:55,010 --> 00:00:53,219 the general public are in attendance and 25 00:00:57,590 --> 00:00:55,020 so it's not necessarily evidence of a 26 00:00:59,869 --> 00:00:57,600 lack of journalistic objectivity I'd 27 00:01:02,240 --> 00:00:59,879 also like to welcome our c-span our NASA 28 00:01:04,340 --> 00:01:02,250 television audiences as well as those 29 00:01:05,780 --> 00:01:04,350 who are on public radio our luncheons 30 00:01:07,399 --> 00:01:05,790 are also featured are our member 31 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:07,409 produced weekly podcasts from the 32 00:01:12,500 --> 00:01:09,810 National Press Club available for free 33 00:01:14,149 --> 00:01:12,510 download via itunes you can also follow 34 00:01:17,990 --> 00:01:14,159 the action on twitter using the hashtag 35 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:18,000 pound npc lunch after our guest speech 36 00:01:22,539 --> 00:01:20,490 concludes today we'll have QA and I'll 37 00:01:25,010 --> 00:01:22,549 ask as many questions as time permits 38 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:25,020 captain Kelly is also kindly agreed to 39 00:01:28,819 --> 00:01:26,490 make some comments toward the end of the 40 00:01:30,950 --> 00:01:28,829 program today so for our head table 41 00:01:32,539 --> 00:01:30,960 guests i will introduce each of you and 42 00:01:34,249 --> 00:01:32,549 i'd ask each of you to stand up briefly 43 00:01:37,399 --> 00:01:34,259 as your name is announced we'll begin 44 00:01:39,530 --> 00:01:37,409 from your right Kendall lucky he is a 45 00:01:41,300 --> 00:01:39,540 writer and editor former deputy managing 46 00:01:43,719 --> 00:01:41,310 editor the kiplinger washington editors 47 00:01:46,580 --> 00:01:43,729 and a member of our speakers committee 48 00:01:49,039 --> 00:01:46,590 anthony shop he is director of client 49 00:01:51,770 --> 00:01:49,049 services with social driver and the 50 00:01:54,499 --> 00:01:51,780 dynamic chair of our events committee is 51 00:01:56,179 --> 00:01:54,509 doing fabulous job Jim asker is managing 52 00:01:59,959 --> 00:01:56,189 editor with aviation week and space 53 00:02:02,859 --> 00:01:59,969 technology David Weaver is associate 54 00:02:05,810 --> 00:02:02,869 administrator for communications at NASA 55 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:05,820 Mark stencil managing editor for digital 56 00:02:12,020 --> 00:02:09,690 news at NPR and Captain Mark Kelly an 57 00:02:13,790 --> 00:02:12,030 astronaut two-time shuttle pilot 58 00:02:16,610 --> 00:02:13,800 two-time shuttle commander 59 00:02:18,740 --> 00:02:16,620 most recently commander of sts-134 the 60 00:02:20,420 --> 00:02:18,750 final mission for endeavour the only 61 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:20,430 spouse of a member of Congress who has 62 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:23,010 traveled in space and one of only two 63 00:02:26,780 --> 00:02:24,810 siblings who have traveled in space and 64 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:26,790 is not just any member of Congress it's 65 00:02:40,989 --> 00:02:38,440 skip over this podium for a moment 66 00:02:43,300 --> 00:02:40,999 Melissa Charbonneau with news hook media 67 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:43,310 and she is the very effective speakers 68 00:02:47,759 --> 00:02:45,290 committee chair who helps to get things 69 00:02:50,319 --> 00:02:47,769 going here for our speakers committee 70 00:02:53,619 --> 00:02:50,329 skip over the speaker for a moment leap 71 00:02:55,599 --> 00:02:53,629 harryman he is director of enps with 72 00:02:58,179 --> 00:02:55,609 Associated Press broadcast and organizer 73 00:03:00,879 --> 00:02:58,189 of today's luncheon he's organized two 74 00:03:02,470 --> 00:03:00,889 lunches in very short amount of time and 75 00:03:05,020 --> 00:03:02,480 we're extremely grateful for your work 76 00:03:09,039 --> 00:03:05,030 with that lead lori Garver is NASA 77 00:03:10,449 --> 00:03:09,049 deputy administrator Elaine kami is 78 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:10,459 director in chief a rather 79 00:03:16,059 --> 00:03:13,810 editor-in-chief of aerospace America 80 00:03:17,709 --> 00:03:16,069 Chris Chambers professor of journalism 81 00:03:20,140 --> 00:03:17,719 at Georgetown University and a 82 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:20,150 commentator for Russia today and RT 83 00:03:25,689 --> 00:03:22,930 America our partners in space Russia 84 00:03:27,550 --> 00:03:25,699 mark brender executive director with GOI 85 00:03:29,319 --> 00:03:27,560 foundation and also former vice 86 00:03:31,300 --> 00:03:29,329 president of communications at GOI and 87 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:31,310 also former national security assignment 88 00:03:38,259 --> 00:03:34,370 editor radio correspondent and Pentagon 89 00:03:44,390 --> 00:03:38,269 producer at ABC News and now you can get 90 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:47,070 well today's newsmaker luncheon is not 91 00:03:51,540 --> 00:03:48,970 just about administrator charlie bolden 92 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:51,550 but it's also about the future of NASA 93 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:54,010 which he leads it's about his vision 94 00:03:59,130 --> 00:03:56,980 President Barack Obama's vision and some 95 00:04:01,850 --> 00:03:59,140 daunting and even harsh budgetary 96 00:04:03,330 --> 00:04:01,860 realities and about how he will deliver 97 00:04:05,540 --> 00:04:03,340 headquartered here in the nation's 98 00:04:08,730 --> 00:04:05,550 capital with more than 18,000 employees 99 00:04:11,460 --> 00:04:08,740 many more working as contractors NASA 100 00:04:12,900 --> 00:04:11,470 also runs ten field centers seven test 101 00:04:15,060 --> 00:04:12,910 and research facilities around the 102 00:04:17,070 --> 00:04:15,070 nation at boasts of global leadership 103 00:04:20,220 --> 00:04:17,080 through a variety of strategic domestic 104 00:04:22,260 --> 00:04:20,230 and international relationships as we 105 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:22,270 all know nASA has a rich history of 106 00:04:26,070 --> 00:04:23,770 unique scientific and technological 107 00:04:28,050 --> 00:04:26,080 achievement although it's most visible 108 00:04:29,550 --> 00:04:28,060 projects of late have been the Space 109 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:29,560 Shuttle missions that much of the heavy 110 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:31,450 lifting for the program for the past 111 00:04:35,820 --> 00:04:33,970 three decades the shuttle program now 112 00:04:38,010 --> 00:04:35,830 ending and no immediate replacement in 113 00:04:40,740 --> 00:04:38,020 sight critics have been skeptical of 114 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:40,750 what NASA will or might become although 115 00:04:43,980 --> 00:04:42,610 our speaker insists there is no retreat 116 00:04:47,070 --> 00:04:43,990 from leadership in human space flight 117 00:04:49,380 --> 00:04:47,080 but a shift to doing even more more 118 00:04:51,090 --> 00:04:49,390 affordably building on NASA's strengths 119 00:04:53,610 --> 00:04:51,100 working with the private sector and 120 00:04:55,950 --> 00:04:53,620 partners it is important to understand 121 00:04:57,660 --> 00:04:55,960 what makes our speaker tick how I made 122 00:05:00,480 --> 00:04:57,670 it to the top of the nation's space 123 00:05:02,910 --> 00:05:00,490 agency only the second astronaut ever in 124 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:02,920 that special role in just two weeks 125 00:05:06,900 --> 00:05:04,690 he'll begin his third year as NASA's 126 00:05:08,580 --> 00:05:06,910 12th administrator he will watch and 127 00:05:10,620 --> 00:05:08,590 celebrate the final space shuttle launch 128 00:05:13,410 --> 00:05:10,630 just one week from today if it goes off 129 00:05:16,350 --> 00:05:13,420 as scheduled a retired Major General his 130 00:05:18,150 --> 00:05:16,360 34-year marine career included 14 years 131 00:05:20,340 --> 00:05:18,160 as a member of NASA's astronaut office 132 00:05:23,970 --> 00:05:20,350 and he was named administrator by the 133 00:05:26,580 --> 00:05:23,980 president 2009 2002 President George W 134 00:05:27,980 --> 00:05:26,590 Bush tried unsuccessfully to name him 135 00:05:30,540 --> 00:05:27,990 the space agency's deputy administrator 136 00:05:32,820 --> 00:05:30,550 but the Pentagon insisted that he was 137 00:05:34,580 --> 00:05:32,830 too valuable to them and a brief review 138 00:05:36,750 --> 00:05:34,590 of his career may help to explain why 139 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:36,760 born and raised at Columbia South 140 00:05:41,150 --> 00:05:38,890 Carolina his parents were educators a 141 00:05:44,010 --> 00:05:41,160 theme that is ingrained in his DNA 142 00:05:45,540 --> 00:05:44,020 according to his staff which they say 143 00:05:49,470 --> 00:05:45,550 helps explain a passion for education 144 00:05:51,150 --> 00:05:49,480 and to drive to inspire young people his 145 00:05:53,280 --> 00:05:51,160 father who served in the Army during 146 00:05:55,110 --> 00:05:53,290 World War two taught history and coached 147 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:55,120 football so our guest speaker was 148 00:05:57,310 --> 00:05:56,890 naturally involved in sports while his 149 00:05:58,780 --> 00:05:57,320 mother 150 00:06:00,850 --> 00:05:58,790 captor son interested in the community 151 00:06:03,220 --> 00:06:00,860 and academics he was to meet his future 152 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:03,230 bride Jackie when he was three years old 153 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:05,570 their parents had been classmates and 154 00:06:09,970 --> 00:06:07,130 her mother and father were also local 155 00:06:11,860 --> 00:06:09,980 educators in high school he was the 156 00:06:14,820 --> 00:06:11,870 water boy for his father's football team 157 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:14,830 good practice for working in Washington 158 00:06:19,270 --> 00:06:17,210 then the trainer manager into backup 159 00:06:20,830 --> 00:06:19,280 quarterback he stepped in and saved the 160 00:06:22,840 --> 00:06:20,840 day for a state championship game in 161 00:06:25,780 --> 00:06:22,850 1963 when the first-string quarterback 162 00:06:27,790 --> 00:06:25,790 was injured he grew up believing he 163 00:06:29,050 --> 00:06:27,800 could do anything with hard work and set 164 00:06:31,420 --> 00:06:29,060 his sights on an appointment to the 165 00:06:33,910 --> 00:06:31,430 Naval Academy something that just was 166 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:33,920 not in the cards and the old segregation 167 00:06:38,500 --> 00:06:35,930 of South unable to get a recommendation 168 00:06:40,210 --> 00:06:38,510 he wrote Vice President Johnson but was 169 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:40,220 told to write back when he was older 170 00:06:44,650 --> 00:06:42,050 after President Kennedy was assassinated 171 00:06:46,390 --> 00:06:44,660 and Johnson became president he wrote 172 00:06:48,310 --> 00:06:46,400 again and two weeks later a Navy 173 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:48,320 recruiter knocked on his door in the 174 00:06:52,840 --> 00:06:50,570 rest is history at the Naval Academy he 175 00:06:55,180 --> 00:06:52,850 was elected president of his class he 176 00:06:57,370 --> 00:06:55,190 graduated in 1968 and was commissioned a 177 00:06:59,590 --> 00:06:57,380 second lieutenant in the Marines later a 178 00:07:02,380 --> 00:06:59,600 naval aviator stationed in Thailand he 179 00:07:04,770 --> 00:07:02,390 flew more than 100 sorties in an a6 a 180 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:04,780 intruder over Vietnam Laos and Cambodia 181 00:07:09,190 --> 00:07:07,250 back home in the US and stationed in 182 00:07:10,930 --> 00:07:09,200 california he served in a variety of 183 00:07:14,380 --> 00:07:10,940 positions in the Marines and earned a 184 00:07:15,910 --> 00:07:14,390 masters from USC in 1977 he was then 185 00:07:19,090 --> 00:07:15,920 assigned to the naval test pilot school 186 00:07:21,010 --> 00:07:19,100 were completed training in 1979 one of 187 00:07:22,450 --> 00:07:21,020 our speakers mentors was Ron McNair who 188 00:07:25,060 --> 00:07:22,460 was killed in the Challenger disaster 189 00:07:26,770 --> 00:07:25,070 also from South Carolina it was McNair 190 00:07:30,430 --> 00:07:26,780 who convinced him to apply to the 191 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:30,440 astronaut corps in 1980 he selected nasa 192 00:07:34,870 --> 00:07:32,090 selected our guest speaker as an 193 00:07:37,270 --> 00:07:34,880 astronaut candidate in 1981 he qualified 194 00:07:38,410 --> 00:07:37,280 his only one of eight Marines in the 195 00:07:40,210 --> 00:07:38,420 shuttle program in the first 196 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:40,220 african-american marine to become an 197 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:42,770 astronaut he flew for shuttle missions 198 00:07:47,170 --> 00:07:45,650 between 1986 and 94 2 as pilot to his 199 00:07:49,150 --> 00:07:47,180 commander his first included 200 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:49,160 representative bill Nelson of Florida as 201 00:07:52,690 --> 00:07:50,780 congressional observer the first 202 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:52,700 Hispanic American in space others 203 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:55,310 included the it was on board there as 204 00:07:59,530 --> 00:07:56,810 well others included the mission that 205 00:08:01,360 --> 00:07:59,540 deployed the Hubble Space Telescope many 206 00:08:02,830 --> 00:08:01,370 important NASA's assignments ended when 207 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:02,840 his return to the Marine Corps and 208 00:08:08,170 --> 00:08:04,970 deputy commandant of Midshipmen at the 209 00:08:09,820 --> 00:08:08,180 Naval Academy came about in 1997 he was 210 00:08:10,250 --> 00:08:09,830 named deputy commanding general the 211 00:08:12,590 --> 00:08:10,260 first 212 00:08:15,260 --> 00:08:12,600 reen expeditionary force in the Pacific 213 00:08:16,990 --> 00:08:15,270 during the first half of 1998 he served 214 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:17,000 as commanding general the first Marine 215 00:08:23,090 --> 00:08:20,310 Force forward in support of Operation 216 00:08:24,620 --> 00:08:23,100 Desert Thunder in Kuwait in 1998 he was 217 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:24,630 promoted to Major General named deputy 218 00:08:28,730 --> 00:08:27,090 commander of US forces in Japan he 219 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:28,740 served as a commanding general the third 220 00:08:32,780 --> 00:08:30,450 Marine Aircraft wing at marine corps air 221 00:08:35,990 --> 00:08:32,790 station miramar in San Diego and then 222 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:36,000 retired from Marine Corps in 2003 his 223 00:08:39,710 --> 00:08:37,890 many military decorations include the 224 00:08:41,870 --> 00:08:39,720 defense superior service medal and the 225 00:08:43,730 --> 00:08:41,880 Distinguished Flying Cross and he was 226 00:08:46,340 --> 00:08:43,740 inducted into the u.s. astronaut hall of 227 00:08:48,140 --> 00:08:46,350 fame in 2006 he and his wife have two 228 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:48,150 children a son who is a marine corps 229 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:50,010 lieutenant colonel and a daughter who is 230 00:08:54,110 --> 00:08:51,930 a medical doctor and he is a very proud 231 00:08:55,820 --> 00:08:54,120 grandfather as well so please give a 232 00:08:58,190 --> 00:08:55,830 warm in National Press Club welcome to a 233 00:08:59,780 --> 00:08:58,200 man who's worn many hats including a 234 00:09:11,900 --> 00:08:59,790 helmet or two and earned his stripes in 235 00:09:16,130 --> 00:09:14,540 mark thank you very much for that that 236 00:09:18,740 --> 00:09:16,140 introduction I can tell that my mother 237 00:09:21,770 --> 00:09:18,750 who is looking down us from heaven right 238 00:09:24,860 --> 00:09:21,780 now wrote it for you so she would love 239 00:09:27,190 --> 00:09:24,870 that I don't believe much of it it is an 240 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:27,200 honor for me to be here with you today 241 00:09:34,100 --> 00:09:30,830 to say I mumbled is is to put it mildly 242 00:09:37,610 --> 00:09:34,110 looking out on this audience recognizing 243 00:09:40,010 --> 00:09:37,620 all of you who are here it's just a very 244 00:09:42,290 --> 00:09:40,020 humbling feeling to be here but to have 245 00:09:44,420 --> 00:09:42,300 this opportunity to represent what I 246 00:09:46,130 --> 00:09:44,430 think you're one of the two most 247 00:09:49,580 --> 00:09:46,140 incredible organizations on the face of 248 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:49,590 the earth right now that being NASA the 249 00:09:54,230 --> 00:09:51,090 other organization is the United States 250 00:09:55,790 --> 00:09:54,240 Marine Corps so I'm especially proud 251 00:09:58,040 --> 00:09:55,800 though to be here to represent the NASA 252 00:10:01,640 --> 00:09:58,050 team to be joined by my deputy lori 253 00:10:03,380 --> 00:10:01,650 Garver who is a longtime space 254 00:10:05,150 --> 00:10:03,390 enthusiasts as a matter of fact and many 255 00:10:06,830 --> 00:10:05,160 of you probably know her because she ran 256 00:10:12,110 --> 00:10:06,840 the National Space Society for a while 257 00:10:15,500 --> 00:10:12,120 and is probably if not as much maybe 258 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:15,510 even more of a space buff than I am we 259 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:17,370 share something else in common she has a 260 00:10:21,680 --> 00:10:20,010 son who's 16 named Mitch who is a 261 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:21,690 football player he's a good football 262 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:24,450 player I was a lousy football player who 263 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:27,690 just was blessed to to have my starting 264 00:10:31,850 --> 00:10:29,370 quarterback go down so that I could get 265 00:10:36,380 --> 00:10:31,860 in a game I could not throw I could not 266 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:36,390 run I was a hit II quarterback as they 267 00:10:40,370 --> 00:10:39,090 call it and when when my my starting 268 00:10:42,050 --> 00:10:40,380 quarterback Algernon Goddard was 269 00:10:44,750 --> 00:10:42,060 interred injured my father looked down 270 00:10:47,810 --> 00:10:44,760 the bench and saw me I could see his 271 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:47,820 heart just start to pound but he called 272 00:10:50,990 --> 00:10:49,410 me up and he told me to go in and his 273 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:51,000 only words to me would do not throw the 274 00:10:56,060 --> 00:10:52,620 football 275 00:10:58,010 --> 00:10:56,070 and and I will tell you it was on the 276 00:11:00,890 --> 00:10:58,020 evening of the day that President 277 00:11:03,790 --> 00:11:00,900 Kennedy was assassinated so so for me it 278 00:11:07,190 --> 00:11:03,800 was a day that I shall long remember 279 00:11:09,050 --> 00:11:07,200 kind of a dark evening especially to be 280 00:11:11,660 --> 00:11:09,060 playing for the state championship in in 281 00:11:13,700 --> 00:11:11,670 South Carolina but when he sent me in 282 00:11:16,790 --> 00:11:13,710 and said don't throw the ball I went in 283 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:16,800 and did my best and as the game was 284 00:11:21,740 --> 00:11:20,130 winding down my best friend Gary Bell 285 00:11:25,340 --> 00:11:21,750 came in with a play from the sideline 286 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:25,350 and the play was 88 left that's a pass 287 00:11:31,310 --> 00:11:28,110 play and I looked to the bench at my dad 288 00:11:33,260 --> 00:11:31,320 and I knew that Gary had made this up 289 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:33,270 because Gary was a tight in so i figured 290 00:11:39,110 --> 00:11:35,610 Gary had come in and called his own play 291 00:11:42,230 --> 00:11:39,120 and I looked at my dad and he said yeah 292 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:42,240 so I called the play and faded back and 293 00:11:45,590 --> 00:11:44,130 through this wobbly pass out there and 294 00:11:47,870 --> 00:11:45,600 the good thing was geared was a really 295 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:47,880 good tight in and he managed to catch 296 00:11:52,700 --> 00:11:49,170 the ball in the end zone and we won the 297 00:11:55,460 --> 00:11:52,710 game so I became a local hero for if 298 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:55,470 only for a moment but but that is my 299 00:11:59,630 --> 00:11:57,810 that's my story of football mitch is 300 00:12:02,960 --> 00:11:59,640 much better than I am he is a very good 301 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:02,970 quarterback and I kind of called him my 302 00:12:07,340 --> 00:12:05,250 adopted son sort of like or godson 303 00:12:11,630 --> 00:12:07,350 because I'm really impressed with his 304 00:12:14,090 --> 00:12:11,640 ability um also with us this you know in 305 00:12:16,250 --> 00:12:14,100 among the amazing group of astronauts 306 00:12:18,260 --> 00:12:16,260 who made the space shuttle program what 307 00:12:21,020 --> 00:12:18,270 it is today is Captain Mark Kelly who's 308 00:12:25,940 --> 00:12:21,030 already been introduced mark is a dear 309 00:12:27,410 --> 00:12:25,950 friend and probably more important is is 310 00:12:30,530 --> 00:12:27,420 the husband of a dear friend 311 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:30,540 congresswoman gabrielle giffords pia her 312 00:12:35,270 --> 00:12:32,370 chief of staff is here right now and and 313 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:35,280 Pia made a gift to me quite some time 314 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:37,290 ago when I visited Gabby in the hospital 315 00:12:40,910 --> 00:12:39,210 in Houston once and it people asked me 316 00:12:42,830 --> 00:12:40,920 what are all these things you wear one 317 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:42,840 is for my fraternity one is just a 318 00:12:48,410 --> 00:12:45,090 bracelet but this is my it's my I love 319 00:12:50,750 --> 00:12:48,420 Gabby band and so I wear that all the 320 00:12:53,090 --> 00:12:50,760 time and I was telling somebody well my 321 00:12:54,710 --> 00:12:53,100 wife always talks about these rings it 322 00:12:58,540 --> 00:12:54,720 has now become even more special because 323 00:13:00,500 --> 00:12:58,550 in a trip to Europe last couple of weeks 324 00:13:01,790 --> 00:13:00,510 we had an opportunity to have an 325 00:13:05,079 --> 00:13:01,800 audience with the Pope and the Pope 326 00:13:09,069 --> 00:13:05,089 blessed this so I counted it special 327 00:13:10,749 --> 00:13:09,079 for me anyway marks already been 328 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:10,759 introduced in you know what what he has 329 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:12,170 done but mark i want to thank you very 330 00:13:16,929 --> 00:13:14,930 much for for your dedication and for 331 00:13:19,299 --> 00:13:16,939 what you've done for nasa and the nation 332 00:13:21,189 --> 00:13:19,309 because it was very special something 333 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:21,199 you did not have to do and i understand 334 00:13:24,189 --> 00:13:22,610 the sacrifice you went through so it's I 335 00:13:33,610 --> 00:13:24,199 mean incredibly pleased that you're here 336 00:13:35,590 --> 00:13:33,620 with us today and it goes without saying 337 00:13:39,989 --> 00:13:35,600 that our continued thoughts and prayers 338 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:39,999 are with Gabby we watch her ongoing 339 00:13:45,309 --> 00:13:42,290 miraculous recovery and we just pray 340 00:13:48,129 --> 00:13:45,319 that that that continues one week from 341 00:13:50,860 --> 00:13:48,139 today NASA is going to launch its final 342 00:13:52,689 --> 00:13:50,870 space shuttle mission and we'll be 343 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:52,699 turning the page on a remarkable period 344 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:54,649 in America's history in space while 345 00:13:58,480 --> 00:13:56,689 beginning the next chapter in our 346 00:14:01,119 --> 00:13:58,490 nation's extraordinary story of 347 00:14:03,429 --> 00:14:01,129 exploration from the early exploits of 348 00:14:05,439 --> 00:14:03,439 Daniel Boone Lewis and Clark and Robert 349 00:14:08,439 --> 00:14:05,449 Peary to the breakthrough journeys of 350 00:14:11,169 --> 00:14:08,449 Alan Shepard and John Glenn Americans 351 00:14:13,829 --> 00:14:11,179 have always always been a curious people 352 00:14:16,239 --> 00:14:13,839 bold enough to imagine new worlds 353 00:14:19,629 --> 00:14:16,249 ingenious enough to chart a course to 354 00:14:21,879 --> 00:14:19,639 them and courageous enough to go for it 355 00:14:24,069 --> 00:14:21,889 and the gifts of knowledge and 356 00:14:26,019 --> 00:14:24,079 innovation that we have brought back 357 00:14:28,139 --> 00:14:26,029 from the unknown have played their part 358 00:14:30,819 --> 00:14:28,149 in the building of a more perfect union 359 00:14:32,769 --> 00:14:30,829 some say that our final shuttle mission 360 00:14:35,410 --> 00:14:32,779 will mark the end of America's 50-year 361 00:14:37,329 --> 00:14:35,420 dominance in human space flight as a 362 00:14:39,939 --> 00:14:37,339 former astronaut as the current NASA 363 00:14:42,369 --> 00:14:39,949 Administrator I'm here to tell you that 364 00:14:45,189 --> 00:14:42,379 American leadership in space will 365 00:14:47,230 --> 00:14:45,199 continue for at least at least the next 366 00:14:49,509 --> 00:14:47,240 half century because we've laid the 367 00:14:52,900 --> 00:14:49,519 foundation for success and for us at 368 00:14:55,299 --> 00:14:52,910 NASA failure is not an option once again 369 00:14:57,759 --> 00:14:55,309 we have the opportunity to raise the bar 370 00:15:00,489 --> 00:14:57,769 to demonstrate what human beings can do 371 00:15:02,530 --> 00:15:00,499 if we're challenged and inspired to 372 00:15:06,249 --> 00:15:02,540 reach for something just out of our 373 00:15:08,410 --> 00:15:06,259 grasp but not out of our sites President 374 00:15:11,319 --> 00:15:08,420 Obama has given us a mission with a 375 00:15:13,090 --> 00:15:11,329 capital M to focus again on the big 376 00:15:15,189 --> 00:15:13,100 picture of exploration in the crucial 377 00:15:17,499 --> 00:15:15,199 research and development that will be 378 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:17,509 required for us to move beyond low-earth 379 00:15:20,590 --> 00:15:19,010 orbit he 380 00:15:23,850 --> 00:15:20,600 charged us with carrying out the 381 00:15:26,140 --> 00:15:23,860 inspiring missions that only NASA can do 382 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:26,150 which will take us farther than we've 383 00:15:31,300 --> 00:15:28,610 ever been to orbit Mars and eventually 384 00:15:33,070 --> 00:15:31,310 land on it he's asked us to start 385 00:15:35,620 --> 00:15:33,080 planning a mission to an asteroid and 386 00:15:36,970 --> 00:15:35,630 right now our Dawn spacecraft is 387 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:36,980 approaching one of the biggest in the 388 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:39,890 solar system Vesta and we're scheduled 389 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:41,690 to drop into orbit around that asteroid 390 00:15:47,050 --> 00:15:44,210 the middle of this month what it finds 391 00:15:49,780 --> 00:15:47,060 out could help inform such a future 392 00:15:51,730 --> 00:15:49,790 mission to an asteroid the president is 393 00:15:54,610 --> 00:15:51,740 asking us to harness that American 394 00:15:57,340 --> 00:15:54,620 spirit of innovation the drive to solve 395 00:15:59,590 --> 00:15:57,350 problems and create capabilities that is 396 00:16:02,440 --> 00:15:59,600 so embedded in our story and has led us 397 00:16:05,290 --> 00:16:02,450 to the moon to Great observatories and 398 00:16:08,650 --> 00:16:05,300 to humans living and working in space 399 00:16:11,380 --> 00:16:08,660 possibly indefinitely that American 400 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:11,390 ingenuity is alive and well and it will 401 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:13,370 fire up our economy and help us create 402 00:16:20,380 --> 00:16:18,410 and win the future now but only if we 403 00:16:22,930 --> 00:16:20,390 put aside our differences and come 404 00:16:26,470 --> 00:16:22,940 together to work hard dream big and 405 00:16:29,590 --> 00:16:26,480 imagine endless possibilities the Space 406 00:16:31,870 --> 00:16:29,600 Shuttle is an amazing vehicle amazing 407 00:16:33,940 --> 00:16:31,880 vehicle and the incredible program that 408 00:16:36,130 --> 00:16:33,950 it pioneered has taught us many things 409 00:16:39,310 --> 00:16:36,140 and helped make tomorrows exploration 410 00:16:41,260 --> 00:16:39,320 possible every shuttle mission has 411 00:16:44,260 --> 00:16:41,270 showcased the amazing talents and 412 00:16:47,170 --> 00:16:44,270 expertise of our astronauts in robotics 413 00:16:50,050 --> 00:16:47,180 and science each mission was different 414 00:16:52,330 --> 00:16:50,060 each was exceptional and challenging and 415 00:16:55,900 --> 00:16:52,340 expanded our capabilities as a nation 416 00:16:57,370 --> 00:16:55,910 and the world Atlantis's destination 417 00:17:00,250 --> 00:16:57,380 next week the International Space 418 00:17:03,190 --> 00:17:00,260 Station or ISS as we call it is the 419 00:17:05,170 --> 00:17:03,200 centerpiece the centerpiece of our human 420 00:17:09,430 --> 00:17:05,180 spaceflight activities for the coming 421 00:17:11,970 --> 00:17:09,440 decade and what a centerpiece it is with 422 00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:11,980 almost a million pounds of hardware 423 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:13,910 measuring over the length of a football 424 00:17:19,319 --> 00:17:15,650 field and with an interior volume 425 00:17:22,620 --> 00:17:19,329 greater than a 747 aircraft traveling at 426 00:17:26,620 --> 00:17:22,630 17,500 miles per hour around the earth 427 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:26,630 16 times every normal earth day it's 428 00:17:31,660 --> 00:17:28,930 occupied by an international crew of six 429 00:17:34,330 --> 00:17:31,670 actively participating in over 100 430 00:17:37,450 --> 00:17:34,340 search investigations at any given time 431 00:17:39,190 --> 00:17:37,460 in just a little over a decade the ISS 432 00:17:42,010 --> 00:17:39,200 has expanded our knowledge of man's 433 00:17:43,540 --> 00:17:42,020 ability to live and work in space and it 434 00:17:45,790 --> 00:17:43,550 has become one of the most important 435 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:45,800 beacons of international cooperation as 436 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:50,330 it orbits our earth the station is the 437 00:17:54,910 --> 00:17:52,490 pinnacle of our current achievement a 438 00:17:58,020 --> 00:17:54,920 stepping stone to the rest of the solar 439 00:18:00,520 --> 00:17:58,030 system and the tip of what comes next 440 00:18:02,980 --> 00:18:00,530 the shuttle allowed us to build and 441 00:18:04,900 --> 00:18:02,990 support the station and the orbiting 442 00:18:08,050 --> 00:18:04,910 outpost research capabilities are 443 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:08,060 unprecedented the station has house more 444 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:11,210 than 1,200 experiments today supporting 445 00:18:18,070 --> 00:18:14,330 more than 1,600 scientists representing 446 00:18:20,020 --> 00:18:18,080 59 countries worldwide every research 447 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:20,030 investigation and all the systems that 448 00:18:24,700 --> 00:18:22,850 keep the ISS operational help us figure 449 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:24,710 out how to explore farther from our 450 00:18:30,850 --> 00:18:28,730 planet and improve life here studies of 451 00:18:33,070 --> 00:18:30,860 how our bodies respond to a microgravity 452 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:33,080 environment ensure that we can live and 453 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:35,450 work successfully as we travel farther 454 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:37,490 from Earth and help us better understand 455 00:18:42,460 --> 00:18:39,770 the impacts of medical conditions 456 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:42,470 encountered both in space and here on 457 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:45,170 earth solar power and water processing 458 00:18:50,260 --> 00:18:47,450 are two examples of how we are learning 459 00:18:53,830 --> 00:18:50,270 to better operate spacecraft independent 460 00:18:56,050 --> 00:18:53,840 of resources supplied from Earth we need 461 00:18:58,840 --> 00:18:56,060 to break the ties to our home planet and 462 00:19:02,380 --> 00:18:58,850 learn to live and work in space without 463 00:19:04,270 --> 00:19:02,390 direct dependence on earth the ISS can 464 00:19:07,510 --> 00:19:04,280 be a platform to us to learn these 465 00:19:09,730 --> 00:19:07,520 skills technology demonstrations on the 466 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:09,740 ISS will support future missions and 467 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:12,050 help us improve the reliability for 468 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:14,690 instance of future life support systems 469 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:17,810 and all the many other things we'll need 470 00:19:22,780 --> 00:19:20,570 to understand in depth to really become 471 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:22,790 a spacefaring people who can safely 472 00:19:28,060 --> 00:19:26,210 reach our destinations so when I hear 473 00:19:30,730 --> 00:19:28,070 people say or listen to the media 474 00:19:34,150 --> 00:19:30,740 reports that the final shuttle flight 475 00:19:37,870 --> 00:19:34,160 marks the end of us human spaceflight I 476 00:19:39,620 --> 00:19:37,880 have to tell you you all must be living 477 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:39,630 on another planet 478 00:19:45,060 --> 00:19:43,450 we are not ending human spaceflight we 479 00:19:47,390 --> 00:19:45,070 are recommitting ourselves to it and 480 00:19:50,670 --> 00:19:47,400 taking necessary and difficult steps 481 00:19:53,070 --> 00:19:50,680 today to ensure America's preeminence in 482 00:19:55,650 --> 00:19:53,080 human space exploration for years to 483 00:19:58,890 --> 00:19:55,660 come but we have to do things 484 00:20:00,120 --> 00:19:58,900 differently for one we have to get out 485 00:20:02,730 --> 00:20:00,130 of the business of owning and operating 486 00:20:05,630 --> 00:20:02,740 low-earth orbit transportation systems 487 00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:05,640 and hand that off to the private sector 488 00:20:09,630 --> 00:20:07,750 exercising sufficient oversight of 489 00:20:12,780 --> 00:20:09,640 course to ensure safety of our 490 00:20:15,060 --> 00:20:12,790 astronauts we need to focus on deep 491 00:20:17,460 --> 00:20:15,070 space exploration while empowering 492 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:17,470 today's innovators and entrepreneurs to 493 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:20,410 carry out the rest this new approach is 494 00:20:25,110 --> 00:20:22,690 get to getting our crews and cargo into 495 00:20:27,410 --> 00:20:25,120 orbit will create good jobs and expand 496 00:20:30,980 --> 00:20:27,420 opportunities to the American economy 497 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:30,990 and let me be crystal clear about this I 498 00:20:37,380 --> 00:20:34,450 believe I believe that American 499 00:20:39,420 --> 00:20:37,390 companies and their spacecraft should 500 00:20:42,270 --> 00:20:39,430 send our astronauts to the International 501 00:20:44,100 --> 00:20:42,280 Space Station rather than continuing to 502 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:44,110 outsource this work to foreign 503 00:20:49,170 --> 00:20:46,450 governments that's what this 504 00:20:51,810 --> 00:20:49,180 administration is committed to and that 505 00:20:53,850 --> 00:20:51,820 is what we're going to do along with 506 00:20:56,700 --> 00:20:53,860 supporting the ISS and Commercial Crew 507 00:20:59,070 --> 00:20:56,710 transportation NASA will pursue two 508 00:21:01,890 --> 00:20:59,080 critical building box for our deep space 509 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:01,900 exploration feature a deep space crew 510 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:03,730 vehicle and an evolvable heavy lift 511 00:21:08,610 --> 00:21:06,490 rocket and we will make the technology 512 00:21:11,820 --> 00:21:08,620 investments required to begin the era of 513 00:21:14,070 --> 00:21:11,830 deep space exploration today our 514 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:14,080 destinations for human beings beyond 515 00:21:21,270 --> 00:21:17,170 earth remains ambitious they include the 516 00:21:24,150 --> 00:21:21,280 moon asteroids and Mars our investments 517 00:21:27,180 --> 00:21:24,160 in the systems research and technology 518 00:21:29,070 --> 00:21:27,190 for deep space will prioritize a logical 519 00:21:31,590 --> 00:21:29,080 sequence of future human exploration 520 00:21:34,010 --> 00:21:31,600 missions and forge a tighter bond 521 00:21:36,780 --> 00:21:34,020 between robotic and human exploration 522 00:21:41,730 --> 00:21:36,790 the debate is not if we're going to 523 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:41,740 explore but how will do it not if there 524 00:21:46,710 --> 00:21:44,050 will be human spaceflight but the right 525 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:46,720 path to the next generation of systems 526 00:21:52,830 --> 00:21:49,330 the shuttle is an expensive system to 527 00:21:55,500 --> 00:21:52,840 maintain it has served us well in 528 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:55,510 we will but now is the time to cut the 529 00:21:59,549 --> 00:21:57,010 cost of transportation to low-earth 530 00:22:02,370 --> 00:21:59,559 orbit and foster the American Aerospace 531 00:22:04,799 --> 00:22:02,380 base and it's amazing potential to 532 00:22:08,279 --> 00:22:04,809 become a job-creating engine for decades 533 00:22:10,890 --> 00:22:08,289 to come NASA's 21st century mission will 534 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:10,900 focus on the transportation systems that 535 00:22:16,019 --> 00:22:13,110 will carry us beyond where we have been 536 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:16,029 to new destinations and new milestones 537 00:22:21,180 --> 00:22:19,570 in the annals of human history so we're 538 00:22:25,049 --> 00:22:21,190 one week from a very important 539 00:22:27,899 --> 00:22:25,059 spaceflight milestone but far far from 540 00:22:30,419 --> 00:22:27,909 the final one we celebrate the shuttles 541 00:22:33,510 --> 00:22:30,429 30 years of success which is longer than 542 00:22:35,399 --> 00:22:33,520 any other human spaceflight program the 543 00:22:37,740 --> 00:22:35,409 shuttle has expanded our picture of what 544 00:22:39,930 --> 00:22:37,750 it means to be an astronaut and we 545 00:22:41,519 --> 00:22:39,940 salute the hundreds of men and women who 546 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:41,529 have carried out the program's missions 547 00:22:50,730 --> 00:22:48,250 both in space and on the ground we also 548 00:22:53,060 --> 00:22:50,740 remember the hard lessons that have 549 00:22:55,529 --> 00:22:53,070 helped us to continually improve safety 550 00:23:00,240 --> 00:22:55,539 we shall always remember the crews of 551 00:23:02,639 --> 00:23:00,250 STS 51 el Challenger and sts-107 552 00:23:06,930 --> 00:23:02,649 Columbia who made the ultimate sacrifice 553 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:06,940 I spent 14 years at NASA before leaving 554 00:23:11,909 --> 00:23:09,450 and then returning to head the agency 555 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:11,919 some of the people I respect most in the 556 00:23:17,190 --> 00:23:15,370 world are my fellow astronauts some of 557 00:23:20,279 --> 00:23:17,200 my best friends died flying on the 558 00:23:23,220 --> 00:23:20,289 shuttle and I'm not about to let human 559 00:23:25,409 --> 00:23:23,230 spaceflight go away on my watch I'm not 560 00:23:28,669 --> 00:23:25,419 going to let it flounder because we 561 00:23:32,310 --> 00:23:28,679 pursued a path that we could not sustain 562 00:23:34,110 --> 00:23:32,320 it's vital that we keep exploring not 563 00:23:36,360 --> 00:23:34,120 only so we can learn to live and work 564 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:36,370 other places and find out what it means 565 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:40,090 for us as the human race but also so the 566 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:42,730 benefits of that exploration continue to 567 00:23:47,430 --> 00:23:45,490 return to Earth so we keep generating 568 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:47,440 new knowledge about our planet and our 569 00:23:52,350 --> 00:23:49,690 universe and new solutions to the 570 00:23:55,950 --> 00:23:52,360 challenges our planet faces on many 571 00:23:57,419 --> 00:23:55,960 levels President Obama has put NASA and 572 00:23:59,639 --> 00:23:57,429 several other technology focused 573 00:24:03,330 --> 00:23:59,649 agencies at the forefront of innovation 574 00:24:06,190 --> 00:24:03,340 for our country we're pleased to be 575 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:06,200 essential part of this national focus on 576 00:24:11,050 --> 00:24:08,330 development which will greatly improve 577 00:24:14,140 --> 00:24:11,060 our future and give coming generations 578 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:14,150 more choices in how they face planetary 579 00:24:19,930 --> 00:24:16,490 challenges and seek knowledge about the 580 00:24:22,900 --> 00:24:19,940 universe beyond we will maintain and 581 00:24:25,870 --> 00:24:22,910 grow us leadership in space and derive 582 00:24:29,070 --> 00:24:25,880 all the benefits that flow from it tmrw 583 00:24:31,390 --> 00:24:29,080 space program is taking shape right now 584 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:31,400 earlier this year I made a decision to 585 00:24:36,730 --> 00:24:33,290 base the new multi-purpose crew vehicle 586 00:24:39,010 --> 00:24:36,740 or MPCV our deep space crew module on 587 00:24:42,670 --> 00:24:39,020 the original work we've done on the 588 00:24:44,830 --> 00:24:42,680 Orion capsule the spacecraft will carry 589 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:44,840 four astronauts for 21-day missions and 590 00:24:49,630 --> 00:24:46,730 be able to land in the Pacific Ocean off 591 00:24:51,670 --> 00:24:49,640 the California coast it's designed to be 592 00:24:54,460 --> 00:24:51,680 much safer during asset and entry than 593 00:24:56,530 --> 00:24:54,470 the shuttle we're nearing a decision on 594 00:24:59,560 --> 00:24:56,540 a heavy-lift rocket the Space Launch 595 00:25:02,410 --> 00:24:59,570 System or SLS and we'll announce that 596 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:02,420 soon complemented by a host of 597 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:04,760 technology developments these two 598 00:25:10,180 --> 00:25:07,250 systems will open up the entire solar 599 00:25:13,660 --> 00:25:10,190 system to us I have established program 600 00:25:15,190 --> 00:25:13,670 offices for both MPCV and SLS at the 601 00:25:16,390 --> 00:25:15,200 Johnson Space Center in Houston in the 602 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:16,400 Marshall Space Flight Center in 603 00:25:20,530 --> 00:25:19,010 Huntsville Alabama respectively I've 604 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:20,540 established our Commercial Crew program 605 00:25:24,910 --> 00:25:22,610 office at the Kennedy Space Center and 606 00:25:27,310 --> 00:25:24,920 we're going to work on upgrading the 607 00:25:29,290 --> 00:25:27,320 center's launch facilities one of our 608 00:25:31,620 --> 00:25:29,300 most valuable national resources to 609 00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:31,630 accommodate more kinds of users and 610 00:25:36,850 --> 00:25:34,370 speaking of those facilities at KSC and 611 00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:36,860 across the agency we've had a tremendous 612 00:25:40,420 --> 00:25:38,510 interest from our commercial space 613 00:25:42,910 --> 00:25:40,430 partners and reusing or leasing these 614 00:25:45,580 --> 00:25:42,920 assets and are close to making some 615 00:25:47,860 --> 00:25:45,590 major announcements about them soon the 616 00:25:50,410 --> 00:25:47,870 reuse of our unique NASA assets like the 617 00:25:52,150 --> 00:25:50,420 orbiter processing facilities will help 618 00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:52,160 these companies keep their costs down 619 00:25:57,550 --> 00:25:54,830 and create jobs for the space industry 620 00:25:59,590 --> 00:25:57,560 of tomorrow the atlantic regional 621 00:26:02,170 --> 00:25:59,600 spaceport is taking shape at our Wallops 622 00:26:04,060 --> 00:26:02,180 Flight Facility in Virginia one of the 623 00:26:06,270 --> 00:26:04,070 first customers will be orbital sciences 624 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:06,280 corporation with its Taurus to rocket 625 00:26:13,090 --> 00:26:10,010 last week we issued a call for proposals 626 00:26:15,390 --> 00:26:13,100 for mission concepts studies of a solar 627 00:26:17,890 --> 00:26:15,400 electric propulsion system demonstration 628 00:26:20,050 --> 00:26:17,900 just one of the many technologies we 629 00:26:22,650 --> 00:26:20,060 need to advance and validate as we 630 00:26:25,150 --> 00:26:22,660 seek to reach those father destinations 631 00:26:26,650 --> 00:26:25,160 consider how the architectural options 632 00:26:29,860 --> 00:26:26,660 for human exploration of our solar 633 00:26:31,660 --> 00:26:29,870 system will change as we develop space 634 00:26:35,140 --> 00:26:31,670 technologies for which there is wide 635 00:26:38,470 --> 00:26:35,150 consensus we need veteran state in space 636 00:26:42,430 --> 00:26:38,480 propulsion refueling Depot Lowe's 637 00:26:44,790 --> 00:26:42,440 on-orbit inflatable habitats high 638 00:26:47,170 --> 00:26:44,800 reliability life support systems 639 00:26:50,740 --> 00:26:47,180 high-bandwidth communications adaptive 640 00:26:53,410 --> 00:26:50,750 avionics radiation protection integrated 641 00:26:56,050 --> 00:26:53,420 human and robotic systems and precision 642 00:26:56,950 --> 00:26:56,060 navigation our partners in the 643 00:26:59,560 --> 00:26:56,960 commercial orbital transportation 644 00:27:03,130 --> 00:26:59,570 services program SpaceX and Orbital 645 00:27:04,930 --> 00:27:03,140 Sciences continue to meet milestones the 646 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:04,940 new participants in the second round of 647 00:27:08,740 --> 00:27:06,650 our Commercial Crew development program 648 00:27:11,650 --> 00:27:08,750 have just met their first set of 649 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:11,660 milestones required by NASA and are on a 650 00:27:18,220 --> 00:27:15,890 path for continued success recently my 651 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:18,230 deputy lori Garver and I have had the 652 00:27:21,820 --> 00:27:20,210 chance to visit facilities of some of 653 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:21,830 our industry partners like Blue Origin 654 00:27:26,470 --> 00:27:24,530 and Sierra Nevada they're working 655 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:26,480 diligently and the hardware and systems 656 00:27:32,350 --> 00:27:28,730 they're creating and testing are amazing 657 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:32,360 the energy and ideas in the field are 658 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:36,170 palpable all of this just the early days 659 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:38,330 of our push into the next chapter of 660 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:41,570 human spaceflight in addition to this 661 00:27:45,730 --> 00:27:43,610 human space to our human spaceflight 662 00:27:48,370 --> 00:27:45,740 progress we have a large number of 663 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:48,380 amazing science missions coming up just 664 00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:51,050 in the next six months will launch Juno 665 00:27:56,230 --> 00:27:54,350 to Jupiter we put the dawn satellite I 666 00:27:58,090 --> 00:27:56,240 mentioned earlier into orbit around a 667 00:28:01,290 --> 00:27:58,100 giant asteroid in the main asteroid belt 668 00:28:03,970 --> 00:28:01,300 for the first time later this month in 669 00:28:05,980 --> 00:28:03,980 September we launched the twin Grail 670 00:28:08,110 --> 00:28:05,990 probes that will use changes in the 671 00:28:10,990 --> 00:28:08,120 moon's gravity to study its interior and 672 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:11,000 the Curiosity rover hits from ours in 673 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:13,970 November in the coming years will 674 00:28:17,980 --> 00:28:15,890 undertake many more world-class science 675 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:17,990 missions to observe our planet reach 676 00:28:23,050 --> 00:28:19,610 destinations throughout the solar system 677 00:28:26,770 --> 00:28:23,060 and peered deeper into the universe at 678 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:26,780 the same time will advance aeronautics 679 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:28,490 research in partnership with other 680 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:31,250 agencies and the aircraft industry to 681 00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:33,690 create a safer more environmentally 682 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:35,370 friendly and efficient air travel 683 00:28:40,999 --> 00:28:38,850 network call next-gen it's true that the 684 00:28:43,789 --> 00:28:41,009 aerospace field faces many significant 685 00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:43,799 challenges but challenges can also serve 686 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:48,110 as catalysts for innovation no doubt 687 00:28:53,210 --> 00:28:50,370 we're going to have to develop new ways 688 00:28:55,009 --> 00:28:53,220 of doing business the Orion government 689 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:55,019 and industry team for example has shown 690 00:28:59,690 --> 00:28:57,690 exceptional creativity in finding ways 691 00:29:01,610 --> 00:28:59,700 to keep costs down through new 692 00:29:04,519 --> 00:29:01,620 management techniques technical 693 00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:04,529 solutions and innovation but right now 694 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:07,110 at this historic moment America is 695 00:29:11,899 --> 00:29:09,210 leading once again by making hard 696 00:29:14,149 --> 00:29:11,909 choices that will define us a new we're 697 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:14,159 taking those bold actions because that's 698 00:29:19,340 --> 00:29:17,250 what we need to do to create and win the 699 00:29:22,159 --> 00:29:19,350 future thanks to the many achievements 700 00:29:24,139 --> 00:29:22,169 of NASA and its partners the brave and 701 00:29:25,759 --> 00:29:24,149 talented men and women who have soared 702 00:29:28,639 --> 00:29:25,769 into space and developed so many 703 00:29:30,860 --> 00:29:28,649 cutting-edge science missions we now 704 00:29:33,919 --> 00:29:30,870 have a strong foundation from which to 705 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:33,929 pursue these larger goals the Space 706 00:29:38,990 --> 00:29:35,850 Shuttle gave us tremendous insight into 707 00:29:42,230 --> 00:29:39,000 how humans can live travel and work in 708 00:29:44,810 --> 00:29:42,240 space because of the shuttle we have the 709 00:29:47,090 --> 00:29:44,820 ISS which is giving us the breakthroughs 710 00:29:49,159 --> 00:29:47,100 in human health research that will help 711 00:29:51,470 --> 00:29:49,169 us reach and return from those new 712 00:29:54,470 --> 00:29:51,480 destinations and inspire the next 713 00:29:57,499 --> 00:29:54,480 generation of leaders we have choices 714 00:30:00,110 --> 00:29:57,509 today do we want to keep repeating 715 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:00,120 ourselves or do we want to look at the 716 00:30:05,409 --> 00:30:02,730 big horizon and do inspirational things 717 00:30:08,990 --> 00:30:05,419 we've always challenged ourselves to do 718 00:30:10,999 --> 00:30:09,000 my generation touched the moon together 719 00:30:15,379 --> 00:30:11,009 with those that followed we built the 720 00:30:17,690 --> 00:30:15,389 ISS today NASA and the nation wants to 721 00:30:20,990 --> 00:30:17,700 touch an asteroid and eventually send 722 00:30:23,210 --> 00:30:21,000 humans to Mars NASA is moving forward in 723 00:30:25,940 --> 00:30:23,220 making change because the status quo is 724 00:30:28,039 --> 00:30:25,950 no longer acceptable we need future 725 00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:28,049 generations to be able to do more than 726 00:30:33,019 --> 00:30:31,110 we can today the students and early 727 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:33,029 career scientists and engineers I speak 728 00:30:40,369 --> 00:30:36,570 to around the world have a ton of energy 729 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:40,379 and enthusiasm they're excited about the 730 00:30:44,899 --> 00:30:42,450 chance to do something new to be on the 731 00:30:47,210 --> 00:30:44,909 ground floor of the next big frontier of 732 00:30:49,310 --> 00:30:47,220 human exploration to put 733 00:30:52,340 --> 00:30:49,320 they're big ideas into practice and they 734 00:30:54,529 --> 00:30:52,350 should be if you're studying in a stem 735 00:30:57,049 --> 00:30:54,539 discipline today you're going to have a 736 00:30:59,000 --> 00:30:57,059 great career ahead of you not just at 737 00:31:03,890 --> 00:30:59,010 NASA but at other government agencies or 738 00:31:05,779 --> 00:31:03,900 in private industry or academia so when 739 00:31:10,430 --> 00:31:05,789 that final shuttle landing occurs and 740 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:10,440 the cheers and tears subside we'll keep 741 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:12,570 on moving toward where we want to go 742 00:31:20,149 --> 00:31:18,330 next your kids and my grandkids they're 743 00:31:23,450 --> 00:31:20,159 going to do things that today we can 744 00:31:25,130 --> 00:31:23,460 barely dream our nation has made great 745 00:31:27,169 --> 00:31:25,140 progress throughout its history by 746 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:27,179 innovating solutions to meet grand 747 00:31:32,090 --> 00:31:29,610 challenges to build an Intercontinental 748 00:31:34,669 --> 00:31:32,100 railroad or land a man on the moon and 749 00:31:36,649 --> 00:31:34,679 return him safely to earth these 750 00:31:38,930 --> 00:31:36,659 challenges not only motivated a 751 00:31:41,210 --> 00:31:38,940 technological workforce they also 752 00:31:43,580 --> 00:31:41,220 created new technologies and innovation 753 00:31:45,830 --> 00:31:43,590 along the way these achievements 754 00:31:48,710 --> 00:31:45,840 inspired generations to pursue 755 00:31:51,380 --> 00:31:48,720 challenging goals created new industries 756 00:31:56,049 --> 00:31:51,390 and ultimately improved our country and 757 00:31:59,960 --> 00:31:56,059 our world 50 years ago a young president 758 00:32:03,080 --> 00:31:59,970 gave NASA a grand challenge one chosen 759 00:32:07,310 --> 00:32:03,090 not for its simplicity but for its 760 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:07,320 audacity to as I quote best measure and 761 00:32:11,810 --> 00:32:08,970 organize our collective energies and 762 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:11,820 skills unquote in accomplishing that 763 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:15,090 goal NASA not only defined America it 764 00:32:18,980 --> 00:32:17,250 made a lasting imprint on the economic 765 00:32:23,029 --> 00:32:18,990 national security and geopolitical 766 00:32:26,270 --> 00:32:23,039 landscape of our time today we have 767 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:26,280 another young President Barack Obama who 768 00:32:32,510 --> 00:32:28,650 has outlined an urgent national need to 769 00:32:35,510 --> 00:32:32,520 out-innovate out-educate and out-build 770 00:32:37,310 --> 00:32:35,520 our competitors and create new 771 00:32:39,770 --> 00:32:37,320 capabilities that will take us farther 772 00:32:42,940 --> 00:32:39,780 into the solar system and help us learn 773 00:32:45,380 --> 00:32:42,950 even more about our place in it 774 00:32:49,060 --> 00:32:45,390 President Obama not only honors the 775 00:32:51,980 --> 00:32:49,070 Kennedy Space legacy but also again 776 00:32:54,770 --> 00:32:51,990 challenges this nation with his vision 777 00:32:59,000 --> 00:32:54,780 for the next era of exploration and let 778 00:33:01,010 --> 00:32:59,010 me tell you NASA is ready for the grand 779 00:33:02,510 --> 00:33:01,020 challenge thank you all for blah 780 00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:02,520 see me by allowing me to be here I'll 781 00:33:26,340 --> 00:33:24,990 Thank You administrator and we have a 782 00:33:27,870 --> 00:33:26,350 lot of questions that are coming from 783 00:33:30,810 --> 00:33:27,880 the audience and as I mentioned earlier 784 00:33:33,450 --> 00:33:30,820 we want to give captain Kelly an 785 00:33:37,260 --> 00:33:33,460 opportunity to speak before the top of 786 00:33:38,910 --> 00:33:37,270 the hour I want to talk about the 787 00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:38,920 environment that we're now operating in 788 00:33:44,130 --> 00:33:41,910 Washington and the news of the day 789 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:44,140 thematically within Washington involves 790 00:33:48,990 --> 00:33:46,330 the budgetary reality that I alluded to 791 00:33:51,770 --> 00:33:49,000 in my introduction it seems as if right 792 00:33:55,820 --> 00:33:51,780 now there are a lot of wheels in motion 793 00:33:58,200 --> 00:33:55,830 there seems to be a lot of risk to the 794 00:33:59,130 --> 00:33:58,210 federal funding environment in the sense 795 00:34:02,010 --> 00:33:59,140 that the White House and the Congress 796 00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:02,020 are trying to come to terms on an 797 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:04,510 agreement that could include avoiding 798 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:06,730 rather a dangerous debt ceiling deadline 799 00:34:11,130 --> 00:34:09,010 down the road so we have a short-term 800 00:34:14,190 --> 00:34:11,140 problem then we have a long-term problem 801 00:34:15,630 --> 00:34:14,200 can you talk about the risk to the work 802 00:34:18,930 --> 00:34:15,640 that you're talking about here in the 803 00:34:20,970 --> 00:34:18,940 short term as well as the intermediate 804 00:34:24,990 --> 00:34:20,980 or longer-term just because of this 805 00:34:27,870 --> 00:34:25,000 problem alone yeah I think as I've tried 806 00:34:29,820 --> 00:34:27,880 to say in my remarks you know America is 807 00:34:31,620 --> 00:34:29,830 the foremost leader in space exploration 808 00:34:33,930 --> 00:34:31,630 there is no question about that when I 809 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:33,940 go travel overseas and talk to my 810 00:34:38,669 --> 00:34:35,530 international partners they acknowledge 811 00:34:40,290 --> 00:34:38,679 that we are going to explore we've set 812 00:34:42,720 --> 00:34:40,300 out a course set on a course where we're 813 00:34:44,370 --> 00:34:42,730 going to explore even father into deep 814 00:34:46,740 --> 00:34:44,380 space and our focus right now to be 815 00:34:49,350 --> 00:34:46,750 quite honest is I hope I I got you all 816 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:49,360 to understand is isn't safely flying out 817 00:34:54,540 --> 00:34:51,610 the shuttle program that we started some 818 00:34:57,180 --> 00:34:54,550 six years ago with a very very well 819 00:34:59,100 --> 00:34:57,190 organized transition plan we're about to 820 00:35:00,890 --> 00:34:59,110 realize that mark flew the next to the 821 00:35:04,170 --> 00:35:00,900 last mission we're going to launch 822 00:35:06,300 --> 00:35:04,180 sts-135 next week bring it back safely 823 00:35:09,150 --> 00:35:06,310 to earth and effectively closed out the 824 00:35:11,490 --> 00:35:09,160 space shuttle program so we have at the 825 00:35:13,770 --> 00:35:11,500 2010 Authorization Act you know by 826 00:35:15,870 --> 00:35:13,780 produced by bipartisan vote of Congress 827 00:35:19,500 --> 00:35:15,880 signed into law by the President and 828 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:19,510 then formulated door for supported with 829 00:35:24,540 --> 00:35:21,850 a full year CR that provides our funding 830 00:35:26,130 --> 00:35:24,550 right now again through bipartisan 831 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:26,140 action in the Congress and signed into 832 00:35:30,270 --> 00:35:28,210 law by the president the elements of 833 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:30,280 that act I talked about in my comments 834 00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:33,010 and so I'm very confident that in spite 835 00:35:37,240 --> 00:35:34,250 of all else that churn 836 00:35:39,550 --> 00:35:37,250 around us our future is bright it's most 837 00:35:42,220 --> 00:35:39,560 important though that that America 838 00:35:44,170 --> 00:35:42,230 remain the leader and and so our primary 839 00:35:46,630 --> 00:35:44,180 focus after shuttle is going to be to 840 00:35:49,270 --> 00:35:46,640 make sure that we have a viable domestic 841 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:49,280 space industry so that we don't have to 842 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:50,930 rely on international partners to get us 843 00:35:55,510 --> 00:35:52,010 to and from the International Space 844 00:35:58,060 --> 00:35:55,520 Station so it seems as if because of the 845 00:36:00,580 --> 00:35:58,070 budgetary environment that we're in that 846 00:36:03,250 --> 00:36:00,590 there's sort of a general acceptance of 847 00:36:05,230 --> 00:36:03,260 the idea that we need to hand off a good 848 00:36:07,330 --> 00:36:05,240 deal of this work to the private sector 849 00:36:09,340 --> 00:36:07,340 and in an environment where the wrist 850 00:36:12,610 --> 00:36:09,350 seems to be rising that essentially 851 00:36:15,460 --> 00:36:12,620 America can't afford a lot of things is 852 00:36:17,380 --> 00:36:15,470 the risk growing that the government 853 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:17,390 can't be as much in the business of 854 00:36:23,020 --> 00:36:21,110 space in the future I mean if I let me 855 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:23,030 step back for a minute because i want to 856 00:36:29,050 --> 00:36:26,810 remind everybody our turn to reliance on 857 00:36:31,540 --> 00:36:29,060 commercial entities for providing access 858 00:36:35,010 --> 00:36:31,550 to low Earth orbit actually started long 859 00:36:37,420 --> 00:36:35,020 before the the present economic crisis 860 00:36:38,980 --> 00:36:37,430 in the National Space Act of nineteen 861 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:38,990 fifty-eight that established NASA had 862 00:36:42,070 --> 00:36:40,370 said you know to the greatest extent 863 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:42,080 possible utilize commercially available 864 00:36:48,340 --> 00:36:45,170 assets to do our work we've been doing 865 00:36:51,670 --> 00:36:48,350 that for years in terms of Earth sensing 866 00:36:54,010 --> 00:36:51,680 data and the like the previous 867 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:54,020 administration after the Columbia 868 00:36:58,360 --> 00:36:55,970 accident said we need to bring about a 869 00:37:01,030 --> 00:36:58,370 viable commercial space industry so that 870 00:37:03,370 --> 00:37:01,040 NASA can be about exploration so 871 00:37:04,690 --> 00:37:03,380 everyone has always known that owning 872 00:37:07,150 --> 00:37:04,700 and operating a low Earth orbit 873 00:37:09,190 --> 00:37:07,160 transportation system is not in the best 874 00:37:11,710 --> 00:37:09,200 interest of the nation that it detracts 875 00:37:14,110 --> 00:37:11,720 from the ability of our industry to grow 876 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:14,120 and run that particular aspect of 877 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:17,090 spaceflight so this did not start as a 878 00:37:21,430 --> 00:37:18,650 result of the crisis and it's not a 879 00:37:23,590 --> 00:37:21,440 response to our financial crisis it's 880 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:23,600 the smart thing to do that's where we're 881 00:37:29,530 --> 00:37:26,810 at the moment the things okay you know 882 00:37:31,210 --> 00:37:29,540 as I said my first pledge when I became 883 00:37:33,670 --> 00:37:31,220 the NASA Administrator was to maintain 884 00:37:36,670 --> 00:37:33,680 the safety lookout for the safety of the 885 00:37:38,650 --> 00:37:36,680 crews going to and from space maintain 886 00:37:40,990 --> 00:37:38,660 the safety of crews operating on the 887 00:37:43,420 --> 00:37:41,000 International Space Station and that has 888 00:37:45,250 --> 00:37:43,430 not changed so we will safely fly out 889 00:37:46,510 --> 00:37:45,260 the shuttle safely operate station and 890 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:46,520 then 891 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:49,370 safely operate or oversee the operation 892 00:37:53,020 --> 00:37:51,170 of the commercial space entities I'm 893 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:53,030 very confident that that's going to be 894 00:37:58,000 --> 00:37:56,210 done well I will tell you if you look at 895 00:37:59,440 --> 00:37:58,010 any any of the major companies today 896 00:38:01,990 --> 00:37:59,450 whether their entrepreneurial or 897 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:02,000 otherwise in many of them you will see 898 00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:03,410 faces that are familiar to you because 899 00:38:07,660 --> 00:38:06,050 they will be former astronauts who are 900 00:38:10,330 --> 00:38:07,670 now in executive positions there if you 901 00:38:13,210 --> 00:38:10,340 look at SpaceX I've got Garrett riesling 902 00:38:15,550 --> 00:38:13,220 Ken Bowersox orbital sciences right here 903 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:15,560 Frank Culbertson who is my fellow South 904 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:18,650 Carolinian so i am very comforted and 905 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:21,170 and confident that safety is not going 906 00:38:25,780 --> 00:38:23,690 to be compromised because we have NASA 907 00:38:27,340 --> 00:38:25,790 engineers scientists flight directors 908 00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:27,350 flight controllers who are now 909 00:38:31,990 --> 00:38:29,510 transitioning not out of the aerospace 910 00:38:34,870 --> 00:38:32,000 business but just to the new the new 911 00:38:36,940 --> 00:38:34,880 arena for lower lower flight lowest lows 912 00:38:38,470 --> 00:38:36,950 access to low-earth orbit so this isn't 913 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:38,480 a new question but it's one that seems 914 00:38:43,630 --> 00:38:41,450 to persist to some degree we've had some 915 00:38:45,010 --> 00:38:43,640 of our greatest space heroes testify on 916 00:38:46,690 --> 00:38:45,020 capitol hill at hearings that you've 917 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:46,700 been present at the Neil Armstrong and 918 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:49,490 the like to say we think the national 919 00:38:53,590 --> 00:38:51,650 security is innately tied to the 920 00:38:55,720 --> 00:38:53,600 nation's space program and and there's a 921 00:38:58,030 --> 00:38:55,730 certain level uncomfortableness we have 922 00:39:00,100 --> 00:38:58,040 with doing business with international 923 00:39:03,220 --> 00:39:00,110 partners to some degree and also to some 924 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:03,230 degree taking the tradition that we have 925 00:39:08,590 --> 00:39:06,050 within NASA and the government sector 926 00:39:12,220 --> 00:39:08,600 and transferring it to some degree to 927 00:39:13,810 --> 00:39:12,230 the private sector to what degree can 928 00:39:16,180 --> 00:39:13,820 you recognize the validity of the 929 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:16,190 passionate argument that they make I 930 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:19,610 would only say that everybody you 931 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:21,410 mentioned I consider personal friends 932 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:22,850 and I have the utmost respect for them 933 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:24,290 many of them are my mentors and my 934 00:39:29,110 --> 00:39:27,530 heroes I just respectfully disagree with 935 00:39:31,990 --> 00:39:29,120 the positions that they have frequently 936 00:39:33,610 --> 00:39:32,000 taken because we are doing things that 937 00:39:36,370 --> 00:39:33,620 are in the national interest that will 938 00:39:38,890 --> 00:39:36,380 ensure our national security by 939 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:38,900 producing a or facilitating the success 940 00:39:43,660 --> 00:39:41,450 of a viable commercial space entity for 941 00:39:46,450 --> 00:39:43,670 this nation we will grow our technology 942 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:46,460 our jobs there is I think everyone will 943 00:39:51,100 --> 00:39:48,290 admit what is most important to the 944 00:39:53,290 --> 00:39:51,110 nation today is is increasing our 945 00:39:55,930 --> 00:39:53,300 technological workforce ensuring that 946 00:39:57,730 --> 00:39:55,940 our people have places to work and the 947 00:39:59,559 --> 00:39:57,740 space program that President Obama and 948 00:40:01,479 --> 00:39:59,569 visions and it is my task to care 949 00:40:03,699 --> 00:40:01,489 out with the help of our NASA 950 00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:03,709 contractors and civil servants is a 951 00:40:09,549 --> 00:40:07,849 viable vibrant commercial use to get to 952 00:40:13,479 --> 00:40:09,559 low-earth orbit while we go and explore 953 00:40:15,489 --> 00:40:13,489 I can't imagine when I flew the Hubble 954 00:40:17,289 --> 00:40:15,499 Space Telescope mission in 1990 the 955 00:40:19,329 --> 00:40:17,299 deploy mission I don't think anybody 956 00:40:21,069 --> 00:40:19,339 imagined what it would do to change our 957 00:40:24,759 --> 00:40:21,079 world to change our perspective on the 958 00:40:27,579 --> 00:40:24,769 universe without shuttle Hubble would 959 00:40:30,430 --> 00:40:27,589 not even be in existence today and it 960 00:40:34,900 --> 00:40:30,440 definitely would not be rewriting the 961 00:40:37,329 --> 00:40:34,910 textbooks on but on planetary science 962 00:40:40,059 --> 00:40:37,339 and other things of that nature we are 963 00:40:41,979 --> 00:40:40,069 going to continue to do that I was with 964 00:40:43,779 --> 00:40:41,989 some congressional interns earlier and I 965 00:40:45,999 --> 00:40:43,789 mentioned to them I asked if anybody had 966 00:40:48,189 --> 00:40:46,009 ever had a parent or a relative have to 967 00:40:50,170 --> 00:40:48,199 go to the hospital in an EMS vehicle and 968 00:40:52,390 --> 00:40:50,180 several of them said they had and I 969 00:40:54,130 --> 00:40:52,400 asked the question I said did it strike 970 00:40:55,989 --> 00:40:54,140 you as strange that when they arrived at 971 00:40:58,299 --> 00:40:55,999 the hospital the doctor knew everything 972 00:41:00,009 --> 00:40:58,309 about their vital signs knew exactly 973 00:41:03,039 --> 00:41:00,019 where to put them and everything I said 974 00:41:06,519 --> 00:41:03,049 that that was not planned that way it 975 00:41:08,229 --> 00:41:06,529 happened because we decided following 976 00:41:10,900 --> 00:41:08,239 President Kennedy that we were going to 977 00:41:12,549 --> 00:41:10,910 send humans to the moon and we realized 978 00:41:13,900 --> 00:41:12,559 all of a sudden you know quarter of a 979 00:41:16,839 --> 00:41:13,910 million miles is a long way we don't 980 00:41:19,509 --> 00:41:16,849 have that much cable so we have got to 981 00:41:22,620 --> 00:41:19,519 be able to find ways to know how the 982 00:41:25,269 --> 00:41:22,630 vibe how our astronauts are doing and so 983 00:41:28,359 --> 00:41:25,279 wireless communications wireless 984 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:28,369 biomedical instrumentation developed not 985 00:41:32,499 --> 00:41:30,650 because we knew we needed it but because 986 00:41:34,599 --> 00:41:32,509 of necessity that's what space 987 00:41:37,209 --> 00:41:34,609 exploration does for us and that's why 988 00:41:40,269 --> 00:41:37,219 it's so important you know that that I 989 00:41:41,829 --> 00:41:40,279 be able to carry out President Obama's 990 00:41:43,479 --> 00:41:41,839 vision for increasing the amount of 991 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:43,489 technological development that we do in 992 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:45,890 this nation it is vital for our national 993 00:41:50,380 --> 00:41:47,690 security so you know I would say don't 994 00:41:52,539 --> 00:41:50,390 don't be fooled by a buddy who says that 995 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:52,549 that space is not important that the 996 00:41:56,829 --> 00:41:54,170 things that we do are not important they 997 00:41:58,719 --> 00:41:56,839 are vital for our national security so 998 00:42:00,699 --> 00:41:58,729 you mentioned earlier that Orbital 999 00:42:03,249 --> 00:42:00,709 Sciences and SpaceX are the primary 1000 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:03,259 private sector partners that you have 1001 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:06,890 right now insofar as there is a great 1002 00:42:11,709 --> 00:42:09,410 deal of inter lap between defense 1003 00:42:12,990 --> 00:42:11,719 contracting and the space business how 1004 00:42:14,970 --> 00:42:13,000 do you guard against 1005 00:42:16,860 --> 00:42:14,980 for some of this technology two entities 1006 00:42:21,030 --> 00:42:16,870 governments that might be hostile to us 1007 00:42:23,250 --> 00:42:21,040 I don't have a real problem with that 1008 00:42:25,170 --> 00:42:23,260 because of the you know there are a lot 1009 00:42:27,240 --> 00:42:25,180 of laws that help me make sure that I 1010 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:27,250 don't do that but let me since you 1011 00:42:32,220 --> 00:42:29,410 mentioned orbital in space X if i go 1012 00:42:34,620 --> 00:42:32,230 back to to how we're going to explore i 1013 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:34,630 think you may have mentioned in my 1014 00:42:38,310 --> 00:42:36,490 introduction that that we're going to be 1015 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:38,320 a while without being able to do things 1016 00:42:41,250 --> 00:42:39,850 in space and that's not entirely 1017 00:42:44,550 --> 00:42:41,260 accurate because i think you will find 1018 00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:44,560 that those two entities for example in 1019 00:42:49,950 --> 00:42:47,050 less than a year will be providing under 1020 00:42:51,540 --> 00:42:49,960 contract for us access to low Earth 1021 00:42:54,390 --> 00:42:51,550 orbit access to the International Space 1022 00:42:56,340 --> 00:42:54,400 Station for cargo the reason I talked 1023 00:42:58,710 --> 00:42:56,350 about the critical importance of a 1024 00:43:00,750 --> 00:42:58,720 domestic capability to get cargo and 1025 00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:00,760 crew to orbit is because if we don't 1026 00:43:04,380 --> 00:43:02,770 have to rely on on international 1027 00:43:06,930 --> 00:43:04,390 entities then there are certain things 1028 00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:06,940 that we can do domestically that that 1029 00:43:11,310 --> 00:43:08,850 take care of national security interest 1030 00:43:13,950 --> 00:43:11,320 growing an international partnership and 1031 00:43:15,900 --> 00:43:13,960 expanding our international outreach is 1032 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:15,910 critical it's a it's a vital part of our 1033 00:43:21,150 --> 00:43:18,130 national security policy our national 1034 00:43:24,990 --> 00:43:21,160 space policy we need to have our own 1035 00:43:27,240 --> 00:43:25,000 integral domestic capability that's used 1036 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:27,250 in times that it's critical for us to do 1037 00:43:30,870 --> 00:43:29,290 things alone the questioner asks 1038 00:43:32,460 --> 00:43:30,880 realistically how soon do you think a 1039 00:43:34,770 --> 00:43:32,470 commercial company will be flying 1040 00:43:36,270 --> 00:43:34,780 astronauts and as an aviator and an 1041 00:43:42,060 --> 00:43:36,280 astronaut yourself how would you feel 1042 00:43:45,930 --> 00:43:42,070 about flying commercial well I've I have 1043 00:43:47,820 --> 00:43:45,940 just said that I think we when we asked 1044 00:43:49,710 --> 00:43:47,830 the commercial entities how long it will 1045 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:49,720 take and our previous experience is 1046 00:43:54,660 --> 00:43:52,330 about three years after we let the first 1047 00:43:58,020 --> 00:43:54,670 contract we should have a viable 1048 00:44:00,210 --> 00:43:58,030 commercial capability to take humans to 1049 00:44:01,590 --> 00:44:00,220 space and I think that's correct some of 1050 00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:01,600 them say they think it will take even 1051 00:44:06,570 --> 00:44:03,850 shorter but but we're saying about three 1052 00:44:08,190 --> 00:44:06,580 years so so roughly the 20 15 ish 1053 00:44:10,500 --> 00:44:08,200 timeframe if you want to put a date on 1054 00:44:12,450 --> 00:44:10,510 it would I what do I think about 1055 00:44:14,790 --> 00:44:12,460 commercial space if I were still an 1056 00:44:17,550 --> 00:44:14,800 active astronaut I wouldn't be standing 1057 00:44:20,070 --> 00:44:17,560 here touting it if I wouldn't be willing 1058 00:44:22,050 --> 00:44:20,080 to go it go get on it so people ask me 1059 00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:22,060 every once in a while would you fly if 1060 00:44:25,710 --> 00:44:24,130 offered the opportunity and I tell them 1061 00:44:30,510 --> 00:44:25,720 please don't tell my wife my answer 1062 00:44:32,460 --> 00:44:30,520 but in a heartbeat so if someone had the 1063 00:44:33,990 --> 00:44:32,470 money and it's been a parent through the 1064 00:44:35,940 --> 00:44:34,000 use of the Russian space program that 1065 00:44:37,650 --> 00:44:35,950 people do have the money to essentially 1066 00:44:39,839 --> 00:44:37,660 buy a ticket into space there are some 1067 00:44:41,430 --> 00:44:39,849 efforts underway to facilitate that in 1068 00:44:43,290 --> 00:44:41,440 greater fashion with Sir Richard 1069 00:44:45,359 --> 00:44:43,300 Branson's enterprise and so forth when 1070 00:44:50,670 --> 00:44:45,369 do you see that opportunity happening on 1071 00:44:52,380 --> 00:44:50,680 a more more appropriate basis I am I 1072 00:44:54,570 --> 00:44:52,390 don't want to try to give you a date but 1073 00:44:57,810 --> 00:44:54,580 I know that we're very very very close 1074 00:44:59,820 --> 00:44:57,820 to to having capability to do suborbital 1075 00:45:01,230 --> 00:44:59,830 flight which is not it's not what what 1076 00:45:03,180 --> 00:45:01,240 we're talking about when we send people 1077 00:45:04,620 --> 00:45:03,190 to the International Space Station but 1078 00:45:06,440 --> 00:45:04,630 it is the type of operation is to 1079 00:45:09,930 --> 00:45:06,450 Richard Branson wants to do where 1080 00:45:11,310 --> 00:45:09,940 scientists just plain people who want to 1081 00:45:13,950 --> 00:45:11,320 experience spaceflight have an 1082 00:45:15,720 --> 00:45:13,960 opportunity to launch do like Alan in 1083 00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:15,730 fact could say it's a repeat of the Alan 1084 00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:17,890 Shepard first light into space that's a 1085 00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:20,170 suborbital mission where one goes into 1086 00:45:24,359 --> 00:45:22,090 space and then comes back gets to view 1087 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:24,369 our planet from an incredible vantage 1088 00:45:28,290 --> 00:45:26,650 point that many you know many people to 1089 00:45:30,810 --> 00:45:28,300 this date have not had an opportunity to 1090 00:45:32,490 --> 00:45:30,820 do I think that's around the corner and 1091 00:45:34,650 --> 00:45:32,500 when I say around the corner I mean not 1092 00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:34,660 that many years away if not within a 1093 00:45:37,859 --> 00:45:36,730 couple of years or so okay questioner 1094 00:45:39,359 --> 00:45:37,869 asks considering the number of 1095 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:39,369 expeditions to the International Space 1096 00:45:43,290 --> 00:45:41,410 Station each year what is the future 1097 00:45:45,210 --> 00:45:43,300 they astronaut corps and how do you 1098 00:45:48,240 --> 00:45:45,220 attract motivate and retain those that 1099 00:45:50,150 --> 00:45:48,250 would be attracted to it the good thing 1100 00:45:52,890 --> 00:45:50,160 is I don't have any problem attracting 1101 00:45:55,230 --> 00:45:52,900 people to the astronaut corps i have a 1102 00:45:57,030 --> 00:45:55,240 problem rewarding all than all of them 1103 00:46:00,810 --> 00:45:57,040 often selecting out of the thousands 1104 00:46:03,720 --> 00:46:00,820 that apply i think though the fact that 1105 00:46:06,180 --> 00:46:03,730 America is the leading nation in terms 1106 00:46:09,240 --> 00:46:06,190 of exploration attracts young men and 1107 00:46:11,430 --> 00:46:09,250 women the fact that they can see that 1108 00:46:12,930 --> 00:46:11,440 there is a real possibility that they 1109 00:46:16,980 --> 00:46:12,940 can go to space and go to space very 1110 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:16,990 soon because we are not leaving space 1111 00:46:21,480 --> 00:46:19,930 and we are going to be occupying the 1112 00:46:24,030 --> 00:46:21,490 International Space Station at least 1113 00:46:25,620 --> 00:46:24,040 till 2020 if not beyond and they see 1114 00:46:26,970 --> 00:46:25,630 that there are opportunities to fly in 1115 00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:26,980 space as soon as they can get in the 1116 00:46:31,290 --> 00:46:28,770 program and get trained there's no gap 1117 00:46:33,750 --> 00:46:31,300 we can get them there and we will get 1118 00:46:36,089 --> 00:46:33,760 them there the fact that they see that 1119 00:46:38,790 --> 00:46:36,099 we're trying to get a commercial entity 1120 00:46:39,069 --> 00:46:38,800 in place means that even more people 1121 00:46:40,809 --> 00:46:39,079 will 1122 00:46:42,249 --> 00:46:40,819 an opportunity to venture into space so 1123 00:46:43,870 --> 00:46:42,259 there there are a lot of things that I 1124 00:46:47,049 --> 00:46:43,880 think we're doing to attract young 1125 00:46:49,029 --> 00:46:47,059 people to you know to follow in my 1126 00:46:51,339 --> 00:46:49,039 footsteps I'm hoping that we will have 1127 00:46:52,749 --> 00:46:51,349 many more do that I understand we have a 1128 00:46:54,249 --> 00:46:52,759 member that astronaut corps that would 1129 00:46:56,289 --> 00:46:54,259 actually like to make a statement now so 1130 00:46:58,420 --> 00:46:56,299 i'll let you prepare us for that I will 1131 00:47:00,789 --> 00:46:58,430 and I think you know Mark Kelly really 1132 00:47:03,880 --> 00:47:00,799 needs no introduction he's he has become 1133 00:47:07,839 --> 00:47:03,890 quite a quite a figure after deciding 1134 00:47:10,839 --> 00:47:07,849 that he was going to split his time if 1135 00:47:13,170 --> 00:47:10,849 you will he is an incredible husband and 1136 00:47:15,069 --> 00:47:13,180 father and an even more incredible 1137 00:47:17,459 --> 00:47:15,079 commander for Space Shuttle missions 1138 00:47:20,289 --> 00:47:17,469 mark is a veteran of four flights 1139 00:47:22,089 --> 00:47:20,299 actually was the commander for sts-134 1140 00:47:24,519 --> 00:47:22,099 that recently landed and was the last 1141 00:47:25,660 --> 00:47:24,529 flight of endeavor I consider him a true 1142 00:47:33,730 --> 00:47:25,670 friend and Mark if you would come 1143 00:47:38,500 --> 00:47:36,400 good afternoon everybody it's great to 1144 00:47:42,310 --> 00:47:38,510 be here it's good to see some familiar 1145 00:47:45,850 --> 00:47:42,320 faces in the audience I appreciate the 1146 00:47:48,370 --> 00:47:45,860 kind words from general Bolden about the 1147 00:47:50,530 --> 00:47:48,380 time that I've spent at NASA it's been a 1148 00:47:53,770 --> 00:47:50,540 tremendous honor to be an astronaut and 1149 00:47:56,100 --> 00:47:53,780 to follow in the footsteps of some 1150 00:47:59,680 --> 00:47:56,110 really great pioneers like Alan Shepard 1151 00:48:02,109 --> 00:47:59,690 John Glenn Neil Armstrong and so many 1152 00:48:06,040 --> 00:48:02,119 others that have led us into the space 1153 00:48:09,400 --> 00:48:06,050 age since I joined NASA 15 years ago 1154 00:48:12,280 --> 00:48:09,410 I've been privileged to take four trips 1155 00:48:16,060 --> 00:48:12,290 into space all to the International 1156 00:48:21,370 --> 00:48:16,070 Space Station it's been a really an 1157 00:48:23,980 --> 00:48:21,380 amazing ride as I watched ISS just fade 1158 00:48:26,500 --> 00:48:23,990 away in the distance when I last a 1159 00:48:30,430 --> 00:48:26,510 parted space station on the thirtieth of 1160 00:48:33,550 --> 00:48:30,440 may I couldn't help but think that what 1161 00:48:38,109 --> 00:48:33,560 an amazing accomplishment this has all 1162 00:48:40,930 --> 00:48:38,119 been American ingenuity and the vision 1163 00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:40,940 to build a strong international 1164 00:48:48,070 --> 00:48:44,450 partnership is what made this such a 1165 00:48:51,010 --> 00:48:48,080 great success with the addition of the 1166 00:48:53,590 --> 00:48:51,020 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer which we 1167 00:48:57,450 --> 00:48:53,600 installed on Space Station just six 1168 00:49:01,500 --> 00:48:57,460 weeks ago we now have a completed and 1169 00:49:04,900 --> 00:49:01,510 incredibly capable laboratory in space I 1170 00:49:07,540 --> 00:49:04,910 expect that this new instrument will 1171 00:49:11,170 --> 00:49:07,550 revolutionize particle physics research 1172 00:49:14,140 --> 00:49:11,180 and add to the significant discoveries 1173 00:49:17,080 --> 00:49:14,150 that will certainly be the legacy of the 1174 00:49:19,840 --> 00:49:17,090 space station program now has anybody 1175 00:49:24,190 --> 00:49:19,850 heard of the AMS in this office I see a 1176 00:49:26,170 --> 00:49:24,200 lot of a lot of no's so AMS was a two 1177 00:49:28,630 --> 00:49:26,180 billion dollar cosmic particle detector 1178 00:49:32,020 --> 00:49:28,640 we didn't pay for most of that it's 1179 00:49:35,290 --> 00:49:32,030 actually paid by 16 different countries 1180 00:49:39,550 --> 00:49:35,300 they're 60 universities involved 600 1181 00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:39,560 physicists and AMS does what Hubble 1182 00:49:46,510 --> 00:49:42,050 doesn't do Charlie launched Hubble in 1183 00:49:48,490 --> 00:49:46,520 1990 and Hubble has been an amazing tool 1184 00:49:52,360 --> 00:49:48,500 or astronomer astronomers and 1185 00:49:55,060 --> 00:49:52,370 astrophysicists it shows us galaxies you 1186 00:49:59,230 --> 00:49:55,070 know that you know how they looked wait 1187 00:50:04,480 --> 00:49:59,240 to within 500 million years a billion 1188 00:50:07,510 --> 00:50:04,490 years after the Big Bang so what AMS is 1189 00:50:10,030 --> 00:50:07,520 going to tell us is what are those 1190 00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:10,040 things made of and the way it's going to 1191 00:50:14,530 --> 00:50:12,890 do that is in the beginning when the 1192 00:50:16,990 --> 00:50:14,540 universe was created there were there 1193 00:50:18,940 --> 00:50:17,000 was a lot of hydrogen and helium we know 1194 00:50:21,400 --> 00:50:18,950 that we know there was a lot of matter 1195 00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:21,410 when something comes out of nothing if 1196 00:50:25,780 --> 00:50:23,570 there's a positive there should be a 1197 00:50:28,570 --> 00:50:25,790 negative is what astrophysicists will 1198 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:28,580 tell you so not only should there been a 1199 00:50:32,230 --> 00:50:30,050 lot of matter but there should have been 1200 00:50:34,690 --> 00:50:32,240 a lot of antimatter and we don't know 1201 00:50:37,840 --> 00:50:34,700 what happened to that antimatter well we 1202 00:50:43,350 --> 00:50:37,850 do know that matter like atoms of oxygen 1203 00:50:49,900 --> 00:50:46,330 but any matter if there is an anti 1204 00:50:52,390 --> 00:50:49,910 oxygen or nitrogen atom that would be 1205 00:50:54,790 --> 00:50:52,400 created inside of a star too so we can 1206 00:50:57,310 --> 00:50:54,800 detect just one particle like that on 1207 00:50:59,650 --> 00:50:57,320 anti oxygen or any nitrogen particle 1208 00:51:02,080 --> 00:50:59,660 through this detector then we know it 1209 00:51:05,170 --> 00:51:02,090 came from something a star that's made 1210 00:51:07,330 --> 00:51:05,180 of antimatter so a lot of those galaxies 1211 00:51:09,160 --> 00:51:07,340 that we look at with Hubble Space 1212 00:51:11,410 --> 00:51:09,170 Telescope and those stars we see out 1213 00:51:13,870 --> 00:51:11,420 there might actually not be made out of 1214 00:51:16,540 --> 00:51:13,880 stuff like this it might be made out of 1215 00:51:19,360 --> 00:51:16,550 the opposite of that so it's really an 1216 00:51:21,580 --> 00:51:19,370 exciting time for science on the space 1217 00:51:26,110 --> 00:51:21,590 station and it's certainly going to add 1218 00:51:29,280 --> 00:51:26,120 a lot to the science program as we 1219 00:51:32,530 --> 00:51:29,290 continue to live and work on ISS we also 1220 00:51:34,570 --> 00:51:32,540 hope to open a new chapter in space one 1221 00:51:38,050 --> 00:51:34,580 that includes new launch vehicles and 1222 00:51:41,830 --> 00:51:38,060 destination in and beyond Earth's orbit 1223 00:51:43,870 --> 00:51:41,840 how exciting will it be to see the next 1224 00:51:45,430 --> 00:51:43,880 generation of astronauts it's not going 1225 00:51:48,310 --> 00:51:45,440 to be Charlie or me there'll be somebody 1226 00:51:50,010 --> 00:51:48,320 else but how exciting will that be to 1227 00:51:53,020 --> 00:51:50,020 see somebody visit an asteroid or 1228 00:51:53,860 --> 00:51:53,030 venture further into our solar system I 1229 00:51:57,310 --> 00:51:53,870 mean it's really going to be something 1230 00:51:59,830 --> 00:51:57,320 as we enter into this fourth of July 1231 00:52:02,920 --> 00:51:59,840 weekend I can't help but reflect 1232 00:52:05,770 --> 00:52:02,930 on how we've been a nation of explorers 1233 00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:05,780 for over 200 years it is our 1234 00:52:11,590 --> 00:52:09,050 responsibility all of us to maintain 1235 00:52:15,400 --> 00:52:11,600 that leadership in the exploration of 1236 00:52:18,850 --> 00:52:15,410 space President Kennedy told us and I 1237 00:52:20,740 --> 00:52:18,860 quote our leadership in science and in 1238 00:52:23,890 --> 00:52:20,750 industry our hopes for peace and 1239 00:52:26,350 --> 00:52:23,900 security our obligations to ourselves as 1240 00:52:29,650 --> 00:52:26,360 well as others all require us to make 1241 00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:29,660 this effort many of you many of you have 1242 00:52:33,940 --> 00:52:31,370 been following the recovery of my wife 1243 00:52:36,490 --> 00:52:33,950 Gabby she's doing very well she's sorry 1244 00:52:39,160 --> 00:52:36,500 she couldn't be here today we both are 1245 00:52:43,180 --> 00:52:39,170 so appreciative of the outpouring of 1246 00:52:46,270 --> 00:52:43,190 support the hopes and prayers of so many 1247 00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:46,280 people are tremendous source of strength 1248 00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:50,210 to her but also to me our family her 1249 00:52:56,980 --> 00:52:53,690 friends and her staff I love her very 1250 00:53:00,340 --> 00:52:56,990 much but I have to say I also love the 1251 00:53:01,840 --> 00:53:00,350 Space Shuttle very much the Space 1252 00:53:04,870 --> 00:53:01,850 Shuttle has been very good to this 1253 00:53:08,050 --> 00:53:04,880 country it's an incredible ship that is 1254 00:53:10,750 --> 00:53:08,060 difficult to let go in just one week 1255 00:53:14,260 --> 00:53:10,760 from today the space shuttle will rock 1256 00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:14,270 it off the planet one last time now how 1257 00:53:18,850 --> 00:53:17,450 many people haven't seen this before so 1258 00:53:20,470 --> 00:53:18,860 every but still there's a couple hands 1259 00:53:23,080 --> 00:53:20,480 I'm assuming everybody else has seen a 1260 00:53:25,360 --> 00:53:23,090 space shuttle flight in person is that 1261 00:53:28,120 --> 00:53:25,370 true probably a lot of you haven't well 1262 00:53:30,280 --> 00:53:28,130 you got a week to figure it out i really 1263 00:53:32,260 --> 00:53:30,290 suggest you get down there and do this 1264 00:53:36,420 --> 00:53:32,270 and Charlie and Lori can help you with 1265 00:53:43,810 --> 00:53:40,540 so as Atlantis heads off on its last 1266 00:53:45,700 --> 00:53:43,820 mission we can all be a little sad for a 1267 00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:45,710 little while you know that's ok I'm 1268 00:53:50,850 --> 00:53:48,170 going to be sad but also know that NASA 1269 00:53:53,590 --> 00:53:50,860 will open a new and exciting chapter 1270 00:53:56,230 --> 00:53:53,600 we're going to continue to inspire our 1271 00:53:58,900 --> 00:53:56,240 children and we're going to be continued 1272 00:54:02,410 --> 00:53:58,910 to be a great investment for the 1273 00:54:04,150 --> 00:54:02,420 American people if some of you might 1274 00:54:07,480 --> 00:54:04,160 know I announced my retirement from the 1275 00:54:10,150 --> 00:54:07,490 Navy and NASA a couple weeks ago it was 1276 00:54:12,670 --> 00:54:10,160 great to complete my last flight in the 1277 00:54:15,040 --> 00:54:12,680 Navy and in NASA by landing the Space 1278 00:54:18,040 --> 00:54:15,050 Shuttle on june first was a highlight of 1279 00:54:21,070 --> 00:54:18,050 my career since then there's been quite 1280 00:54:22,930 --> 00:54:21,080 a lot of speculation about what my plans 1281 00:54:25,090 --> 00:54:22,940 are do I plan to run for public office 1282 00:54:26,860 --> 00:54:25,100 and I just find that interesting it 1283 00:54:31,300 --> 00:54:26,870 means it must be a really really slow 1284 00:54:35,350 --> 00:54:31,310 summer out there but I'll go into more 1285 00:54:41,380 --> 00:54:35,360 detail about that next week when I visit 1286 00:54:46,210 --> 00:54:41,390 Iowa and New Hampshire in all 1287 00:54:49,120 --> 00:54:46,220 seriousness so my main focus right now 1288 00:54:52,210 --> 00:54:49,130 and for the foreseeable future is 1289 00:54:55,600 --> 00:54:52,220 gabby's recovery and also spending some 1290 00:54:57,700 --> 00:54:55,610 more time with my kids she's the 1291 00:55:00,820 --> 00:54:57,710 politician in the family I'm the space 1292 00:55:11,150 --> 00:55:00,830 guy and I see no reason to change that 1293 00:55:15,930 --> 00:55:14,370 we're almost out of time before I asked 1294 00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:15,940 the last question an author last 1295 00:55:19,980 --> 00:55:18,490 question for both of them have a couple 1296 00:55:21,180 --> 00:55:19,990 of housekeeping matters to take care I 1297 00:55:23,280 --> 00:55:21,190 would like to remind you about some of 1298 00:55:25,410 --> 00:55:23,290 our upcoming luncheon speakers on July 1299 00:55:27,570 --> 00:55:25,420 tenth Ted Leonsis majority owner the 1300 00:55:30,060 --> 00:55:27,580 NHL's Washington Capitals the nba's 1301 00:55:32,070 --> 00:55:30,070 washington wizards and a technology 1302 00:55:35,160 --> 00:55:32,080 maven himself will be our guest speaker 1303 00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:35,170 July fifteenth tim armstrong CEO of AOL 1304 00:55:40,020 --> 00:55:37,210 and Arianna Huffington will discuss the 1305 00:55:41,910 --> 00:55:40,030 future of journalism and July eighteenth 1306 00:55:45,600 --> 00:55:41,920 Gregory jasco the chairman of the 1307 00:55:47,490 --> 00:55:45,610 Nuclear Regulatory Commission will join 1308 00:55:49,290 --> 00:55:47,500 us if I could ask both of our guest 1309 00:55:53,420 --> 00:55:49,300 speakers to come up for just a moment I 1310 00:55:55,470 --> 00:55:53,430 do have a last question as well as a a 1311 00:55:56,820 --> 00:55:55,480 couple of more things actually wanted 1312 00:55:58,500 --> 00:55:56,830 well that's the question now and then 1313 00:56:00,630 --> 00:55:58,510 I'll get to the other part and for both 1314 00:56:03,450 --> 00:56:00,640 of you very important question what was 1315 00:56:06,600 --> 00:56:03,460 your favorite food in space Oh tonight 1316 00:56:08,880 --> 00:56:06,610 is easy to open the micro mine is very 1317 00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:08,890 easy shrimp cocktail it's jumbo real 1318 00:56:14,190 --> 00:56:12,010 jumbo shrimp with with cocktail sauce 1319 00:56:15,870 --> 00:56:14,200 and everything you know we've used 1320 00:56:18,150 --> 00:56:15,880 dehydrated food yet a little water and 1321 00:56:21,150 --> 00:56:18,160 it's back to normal so that's without a 1322 00:56:23,040 --> 00:56:21,160 doubt my favorite mark favorite food in 1323 00:56:26,070 --> 00:56:23,050 spoon you know if Charlie stole my 1324 00:56:27,750 --> 00:56:26,080 answer so I'm gonna you'd actually most 1325 00:56:31,800 --> 00:56:27,760 people tend to like that you know those 1326 00:56:33,420 --> 00:56:31,810 cupcakes look pretty good fortunately 1327 00:56:35,580 --> 00:56:33,430 the way we packaged stuff they'd be all 1328 00:56:38,190 --> 00:56:35,590 smashed down and you wouldn't be able to 1329 00:56:40,980 --> 00:56:38,200 read NASA on them anymore but you know 1330 00:56:43,350 --> 00:56:40,990 the food we've got 400 options so you 1331 00:56:45,210 --> 00:56:43,360 know I also like the the creamed spinach 1332 00:56:46,620 --> 00:56:45,220 believe it or not a lot of my crew 1333 00:56:48,580 --> 00:56:46,630 members think it's it's pretty 1334 00:56:50,920 --> 00:56:48,590 disgusting but 1335 00:56:52,390 --> 00:56:50,930 okay so here are the other two 1336 00:56:53,830 --> 00:56:52,400 housekeeping matters to take care of 1337 00:56:55,720 --> 00:56:53,840 first of all for the administrator are 1338 00:57:01,510 --> 00:56:55,730 complementary NPC coffee mod thank you 1339 00:57:03,520 --> 00:57:01,520 very much another thing is that I 1340 00:57:05,590 --> 00:57:03,530 noticed and I said this to Gary Sinise 1341 00:57:07,150 --> 00:57:05,600 yesterday I noticed you know short 1342 00:57:08,350 --> 00:57:07,160 haircuts are all the rule these days 1343 00:57:10,120 --> 00:57:08,360 particularly for guys who have a 1344 00:57:12,250 --> 00:57:10,130 military history so I'd like to present 1345 00:57:18,250 --> 00:57:12,260 you both with a complimentary National 1346 00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:18,260 Press Club baseball cap how about a 1347 00:57:25,960 --> 00:57:19,730 round of applause for our speakers today 1348 00:57:29,320 --> 00:57:27,760 I'd like to thank all of you for being 1349 00:57:31,150 --> 00:57:29,330 here I'd like to thank our national 1350 00:57:32,920 --> 00:57:31,160 press club staff including the library 1351 00:57:35,109 --> 00:57:32,930 in the broadcast Center for organizing 1352 00:57:36,609 --> 00:57:35,119 today's event reminder you can find out 1353 00:57:38,530 --> 00:57:36,619 more about the National Press Club at 1354 00:57:42,310 --> 00:57:38,540 our website and you can also get a copy