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Okay. Slithers out of space, Ladies and gentlemen, my guest at this time is Doctor TK Glennon, the administrator of the government's newest agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dr. Glennon, we're spending a great deal of money and people are greatly concerned about outer space today.

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Would you mind telling us why we have to have this agency why it's so important to us? Well, Senator, the history of this nation and indeed of the world has shown that any time that we found out something more about the laws of nature, ultimately we gained great benefits for mankind wherever he might be.

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And that probably is the very best explanation for the drive to go ahead in outer space. I think we are attacking this, perhaps with a little greater sense of urgency than we might otherwise do, because we know the Russians are very active in this field, and competition is a great spur in any one of these activities.

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And when one looks at an activity of this sort, one says, What are the payoffs? We think that in the fields of meteorology, weather forecasting, there will be a very great payoff. And certainly this is one of the activities which we are pressing with a great deal of bigger.

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A second truck, which I'm sure you've heard is in the field of communications where we believe that it will be possible to, uh, to really add to our ability to communicate and to communicate economically around the world at any time that we wish. Our president facilities are going to be overloaded very soon.

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Indeed. And finally there is a program which we are undertaking with great vigor. The Project Mercury Man in Space Program. This is being done simply because we have never developed an instrument quite as good as man himself. And his insatiable curiosity will ultimately take him there.

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And we're about to help you. Well, that's wonderful. Let me ask you this. You didn't mention the military. Do you think in the military field is also might be conclusive. Who controls outer space? Yes. I think this is a good point, Senator Smathers Then, uh, it shows fine, except, I think used to fill the room