Neil deGrasse Tyson: "Audacious Visions"

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson delivers an impassioned plea to the U.S. Congress to hoist America from its economic lethargy by boldly reinvesting in a robust space program. Spread the word: #Penny4NASA

Audio:
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, 2012 Senate Commerce Hearing on the Future of the U.S. Space Program

Music:
"Leaving Earth" by Clint Mansell, from the "Mass Effect 3" Original Soundtrack (Thanks to @fibbsjc for the great recommendation)

Footage:
NASA
"Baraka"
"Duck and Cover" PSA (1951)
The History Channel -- "Vietnam in HD"
Aljazeera -- "Four Dead in Ohio"
CBS News -- Fixing the Foreclosure Catastrophe
National Geographic -- "Living on Mars"
Dominic -- "The City Limits"
TimeScapes -- "Rapture by Tom Lowe"
KrasnyKofe -- Victory Parade. June 24, 1945. Moscow. USSR. HQ restored
ReasonTV -- What We Saw at Occupy Wall Street's May Day Protest in NYC
C-SPAN -- "American Artifacts" Preview Clip, Engraving/Printing U.S. Currency
FUNKER530 Daily Combat Footage -- Firefight on Helmet Cam in Afghanistan
Day in the Life -- Microbiology Virology with Prof. Bill Rawlinson
Homelesser -- A Weekend Helping the Homeless
Woodside High School Class of 2011 Graduation in HD

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[Mitch Dempsey]

music reminds me of mass effect...

[Brandon Fibbs]

The music IS Mass Effect.

[Alexander Swift]

If this doesn't give you goosebumps, you must not have a pulse.

[Brandon Fibbs]

Thanks!

[3M4NU31C]

Is there any way ro donate to NASA directly?

[Brandon Fibbs]

You do it every year. It's called taxes! ;-)

[superic94]

I donated $10.00 to Penny4Nasa yesterday because of this video and i'm glad I did it. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson has influenced my life so much that I want to become an astronomer in the future.I just wish I could helped more.

[TheMenkinhimer]

You could also donate to penny4nasa

[fire2box]

Guess what Clint, we didn't need Reapers in a song! That's what the frickin game was for!

[fire2box]

You know what I real BRRRRRRRAAAAAMAMMMMM BBBBRRRASAAMMM hate about this video braaaammmm, the fucking inceptio brrraaammmm horn.

[Kudzo Ahegbebu]

almost forgot to watch this today...

[djhk15]

nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/npg_img/N­_PD_1210_001G_/N_PD_1210_001G_­_main.pdf

[Chris St]

sure is. great song, and the video is a great message, but i just don't know how i feel about music that foresaw the end of galactic civilization being played to the message of an ever-shrinking space program, of an ever-shrinking dream

[David Lawton]

I live in the UK but helping NASA isn't just about boosting America's economy, it would also inspire many people around the world to become scientists and engineers.

NASA breaks the barriers of borders and flags, it inspires us as a species!

Great video! :)

[Lpotter86]

Great videos. Makea me hold out hope for the planet.

[Mitch Dempsey]

it is a nice touch my friend