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Oral Histories: Gene Kranz Part 2
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Roy Neal, a longtime NBC News reporter who covered the American manned space program, interviews NASA flight and missions operations director Gene Kranz. Kranz worked on NASA's Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space missions and was acting flight director when the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon. As lead flight director of the Apollo 13 missio... Read more

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- -: Oral Histories: Gene Kranz Part 2

February 12, 2012 (about 12 years ago)

Roy Neal, a longtime NBC News reporter who covered the American manned space program, interviews NASA flight and missions operations director Gene Kranz. Kranz worked on NASA's Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space missions and was acting flight director when the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moo...

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- -: President Obama Announces Historic New Mercury Emissions Standards

December 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

President Obama discusses historic new mercury pollutions standards released on December 21, 2011.

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- -: TEDxUofM - Thomas Zurbuchen - Going To Mercury

May 28, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

TEDxUofM took place April 8th, 2011 at the historic Michigan Theater on the campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Thomas Zurbuchen is a Professor in Space Science and Aerospace Engineering and is also one of the entrepreneurial leaders on campus. His group currently operates six space...

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- -: Stephen Palumbi: Following the mercury trail

June 30, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

http://www.ted.com There's a tight and surprising link between the ocean's health and ours, says marine biologist Stephen Palumbi. He shows how toxins at the bottom of the ocean food chain find their way into our bodies, with a shocking story of toxic contamination from a Japanese fish market. Hi...

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- -: Stephen Colbert's Solo Project on The Daily Show

November 26, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Correspondent Stephen Colbert talks about his last solo project "Stephen Colbert, Again a Look Back" and the good chance he will do another.

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- -: Can Sushi Give You Mercury Poisoning? - David Ewing Duncan

April 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/25/David_Ewing_Duncan_The_Experimental_Man Science writer David Ewing Duncan comments on actor Jeremy Piven's alleged sushi-contracted illness by examining the risk mercury poisoning may pose to fish eaters. "Some people, it appears, have genetic sensiti...

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- -: President Obama Welcomes the Phoenix Mercury

July 19, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

The President honors the 2009 WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury in a ceremony at the White House.

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- -: West Wing Week: 7/23/10 or "A Sensible Mid Westerner"

July 23, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Thanks for checking out the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, walk step by step with the President as he speaks up for unemployed Americans, congratulates this year's WNBA champs, talks with astronaut John Glenn about space exploration,...

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- -: Open for Questions: The Clean Air Act

March 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson answers your questions on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, a Clean Air Act protection. March 17, 2011.

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Stephen Palumbi: Following the Mercury Trail

April 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

In this talk, Stephen Palumbi discusses the state of our Oceans. He explains how the ocean's health is connected to our own by showing us how pollution in the ocean travels all the way back to us through the ecosystem. He also gives us examples on how this problem can be fixed and save not just t...

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