Posts Tagged ‘space exploration’

Apollo Astronaut Laments Current Funding For Space Exploration

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Eugene Cernan of Apollo 10 and 17 says less than one penny of every tax dollar goes to support space exploration. He says, “You decide if that’s worth it.” (0:10)

 
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Gephardt: Make Science Cool Again

Friday, June 12th, 2009

By Courtney Ann Jackson-Talk Radio News Service

Dick Gephardt former Democratic majority leader of the U.S. House of the Representatives and founder and the president of the Council for American Medical Innovation discusses the importance of placing a higher value on science education and innovation. He says science was considered a cool thing when the U.S. first began space exploration and we have to make it cool again. (0:29)

 
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