NASA's Next Giant Leap

A live conversation about the future of space exploration with actor, director and narrator Morgan Freeman. He spoke at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, about his personal vision for space. The event also included NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson participating from the International Space Station.

[JohnJaegerwaddy-john]

As a strong follower of the TV program of "Through the Wormhole" I really enjoy this program. If you don't know anything about this show, you really should. Outstanding hour long program which I wish was longer. wc

[TORazorback]

I adore through the wormhole, and always wondered the writing process. Good stuff!

[adamzafran]

OMG!! Morgan Freeman!! He's my favorite actor! and he also a sci fi fan

[totszwai]

What happened to Morgan's left hand??

[davinaperez]

Great IMPUT " please do give more FOoD for OUR~Brains... Love yA NASA

[paulomalley]

Imagine the things we would learn if we could get outside our solar system and turn around.  We might see how our location in the universe may have effects on our solar system.

[elgroxo]

Totally Awful, No real goals, not a good script. NASA if you want to interest people outside the "space community" you should find a better way.

[loomdun]

I think it was a very good video, for someone who just avidly follows everything nasa does you would run into stuff you already know about, but this is a really good general summary of all the big things they've been doing for someone not so intensely following nasa.

Along with the REALLY cheesey video about parachutes rofl, i guess its cheesey to me because i've read up on all that stuff and i'm now imagining all the very tame meetings with dubstep music going "wubwubwubwubwub" oh god.. no.. the arm crossing.. why...

[Masteringd]

They should of asked how close are humans to making man made Artificial Gravity .Having gravity in space would make life so much easier for the astronauts to work when in the spaceship . With out that the trip to mars would be very bad for there health long term, They need to find away if they have not all ready to make Artificial Gravity .

[benniebrunson]

Hey! Think we, as peoples will distorted ours self by the user of our powers, to find out thing ! What do you think ?

[GuiltyMiner]

If there is enough excitement and vision? I think she meant if there is enough fear of a nuclear war with Russia. 

[paulomalley]

Mars would be a great 'next step' for mankind and even though we are technologically ready to leave earth exploring new worlds, we, the operators are not ready.  J.F.K. had a goal and by getting the mindset of the people on board, leaps were made.  We have lost the sight of what the space age is about.  We seek for comfort instead  of knowledge and by that, we devolve our minds.  We by choice, or by manipulation are dumbing down.  It's time once more to look forward!

    If we can take control of the political war and the religious war, put aside the differences and competitive mindsets, we could start combing knowledge and technologies to A>learn to take better care of our home...and start looking at EARTH as our home, and not just the town, city, province, state or country. B>learn to embrace the space age and what it means.
   Gene Roddenberry had a vision. He saw a world united.  A singular race and not races, separated by colors or languages. A Race who sought to better themselves as a whole, instead of making their personal possessions their values.  A race who not only had the potential to explore new worlds, but aide the universe in ways we were meant to.  The universe connects us all, meaning we are all a part of the lifeforce. Killing is taking from that lifeforce which ultimately is the only sin. Everything else is experience, and experience makes us who we were, who we are, and who we will be.
   The Truth Shall Set Us ALL Free!

[MattHumanPizza]

Interesting, yet when celebrities are on or when it is just self chearleading I feel I learn nothing.  Fun event though.

[jesuschrist]

Second? :D woohoo, where's my medal? My cookie? Pancake? Spider-Man? Ninja? HIV? I have no idea what I'm talking about.

[ericpena]

I want to know about going to mars!!!!