NASA spokesman explains issues such as launch delays and the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster of 3003. NASA is responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and for aerospace research established in 1958.
Real time network coverage of the 1981 launch of the space shuttle Columbia is seen here as the broadcasters count down the launch time as well as talk about various aspects of the trip to space and the historical context it should be viewed under. The Columbia was the first … Continue reading
I would like to issue the following statement about the polio vaccine situation. The last week has been both eventful and encouraging. A committee of scientists is now screening polio vaccine before it is released for public use. The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service tells me that it … Continue reading
In this in depth conversation Dr. Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine, shares his thoughts on the sustainability of our future, his reason to not patent the vaccine, and the purpose of life in this interview from 1985.
Citation read by the President on April 22, 1955 in the Rose Garden. Because of a signal and historic contribution to human welfare by Dr. Jonas E. Salk in his development of a vaccine to prevent paralytic poliomyelitis, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States, on behalf of … Continue reading
Hear Dr. Jonas Salk’s reaction to the idea of patenting his breakthrough polio vaccine and see historic footage of polio stricken children who inspired him to find a cure.
Charles Dietrich, the NASA controller responsible for the trajectory of the spacecraft, describes his responsibilities during the Apollo 13 mission and explains how he helped find a solution to the mission’s technical issue.
NASA Space Center Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Duncan discusses the assistance the space center will bring to the trapped Chilean miners catastrophe during the 2010 Copiapó mining accident.
Bill Gates discusses why he wants to eradicate the polio disease around the world and explains how he is funding global efforts to vaccinate against it.
William F. Milliken talks about how he bonded with Charles Lindbergh on having the same motorcycle, a 1914 Excelsior motorcycle, as he did.
