NASA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage: El Ayer y El Mañana
Join host and award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien for NASA’s “Hispanic Heritage: El Ayer y El Mañana” (The Past and the Future) event, a conversation about the upcoming Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino, NASA’s influence on Hispanic-American culture, and the pioneering spirit of Latinos.
Participants include Dr. Ellen R. Stofan, under secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution, and Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis, director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center. NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Joe Acaba join other voices from across the agency, and Administrator Bill Nelson delivers closing remarks.
00:00-00:15 Show open
00:15-2:15 Host Soledad O’Brien’s opening remarks
2:15-12:13 Conversation with Smithsonian’s Dr. Ellen R. Stofan about the National Museum of the American Latino
12:13-17:27 Remarks from Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis, Center Director at NASA Glenn Research Center
17:27-22:50 Remarks from Debbie Martínez, Marlyn Andino, Miguel Alvarez, Gaudy Bezos-O’Connor, and George Altamirano at NASA Langley Research Center
22:50-27:03 Remarks from Sandra Cauffman, Earth Science Deputy Director
27:03-30:47 Remarks from Gisela Muñoz, Crew Systems Astronaut Instructor at NASA Johnson Space Center
30:47-34:22 Continued conversation about the National Museum of the American Latino
34:22-42:24 Conversation with NASA astronauts Dr. Frank Rubio and Joe Acaba
42:24-46:09 Continued conversation about the National Museum of the American Latino
46:09-50:35 Workforce remarks from Liliana Villarreal at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Elio Morillo at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cesar Acosta at NASA Ames Research Center
50:35-52:33 Continued conversation about the National Museum of the American Latino
52:33-54:29 Host Soledad O’Brien’s closing remarks
54:25-55:44 Closing remarks from NASA’s Hispanic Outreach and Leadership Alliance
55:44-57:32 Closing remarks from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
Producers: Lacey Young, David Anderson
Editor: David Anderson
Music: Universal Production Music
