45 years ago I remember watching the launch of the first mission to land and walk on the moon.
It was a big deal. I was a senior in high school and remember being glued to the tv for every detail.highz said:I was a young camp counsellor. The camp had no TV, so it shut down for a few days so everyone could go home to watch. For some of us born in the Sputnik era, it was a Big Deal.
In the astronomy community there are those that argue we get more scientific bang for the buck by sending out robotic spacecraft. That is undoubtedly true and has shaped NASA for the last few decades, but it doesn't satisfy the need for human exploration. Our species has always migrated and explored in order to survive. It's rooted deep in our DNA, I think.Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:Yes it was and is a big deal.Why can't we do monumental things like that today,( I know why just thought I would ask)
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And part of our drive to Wander the West.highz said:Our species has always migrated and explored in order to survive. It's rooted deep in our DNA, I think.
I remember being glued to the tv and Walter Cronkite for all the space shots- amazing how matter-of-fact it is today. I even remember when the Russians put Sputnik up and how most Americans were crushed they beat us to it.ski3pin said:It was a big deal. I was a senior in high school and remember being glued to the tv for every detail.
I think this will be solved by evolving humans into machines and then heading out. Might be a while but that is where we are headed.highz said:In the astronomy community there are those that argue we get more scientific bang for the buck by sending out robotic spacecraft. That is undoubtedly true and has shaped NASA for the last few decades, but it doesn't satisfy the need for human exploration. Our species has always migrated and explored in order to survive. It's rooted deep in our DNA, I think.
You shall be assimilated. Resistance is futile.I think this will be solved by evolving humans into machines and then heading out. Might be a while but that is where we are headed.
Dang, I should have added the to my post too.Ted said:You shall be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
+1ski3pin said:And part of our drive to Wander the West.