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Donald Williams said, 9 months ago
I remember the day, shortly after my separation from active duty with the U.S. Army.
“Duh.. Whatever,” sums up the inspiration of today’s youth – unfortunately.
What a pity.
olfart said, 9 months ago
When I look at a full moon, I still think about the footprints on it. The most impressive event of my lifetime.
filmsgraded said, 9 months ago
Youth is wasted on the young. (No, I do not claim to have originated the quote. It probably goes back as far as recorded language.)
masterskrain said, 9 months ago
And the amazing part is that the Lunar Lander probably had LESS computing power then the average gaming system does today!
Farewell, Neil Armstrong, and Fare Well!
fritzoid
said, 9 months ago
Not “duh…Whatever”, but “Meh. Whatever.” They’ve simply never known a time when the moon landing was anything other than old news. If you were 16 for the Apollo landing, how much interest would you have as your grandpa gushed over Lindbergh?
fritzoid
said, 9 months ago
@masterskrain
“And the amazing part is that the Lunar Lander probably had LESS computing power then the average gaming system does today!”
And the work of the entire Mission Control team in 1969 could now be done by one Middle Schooler using only his thumbs…
walruscarver2000 said, 9 months ago
If junior doesn’t know or care about the rest of the world past or present, maybe it’s because of how he’s been raised.
RoderickG said, 9 months ago
Sad, but very, very true.
bob-lezeb said, 9 months ago
The Kid is obviously the son of one of the Scientifically-in-Denial-of-Science Republicans who is on the Congressional Committee to Investigate Science. May God help us all!
Robert said, 9 months ago
It was the day I was wounded in Vietnam, I remember we were listening to the AFRVN update before heading out on patrol. I got to watch the next landing from a VA hospital bed. Fromwhat I understand they did it with less computing power than is in the desktop from which I post this. Life is sweet.
fritzoid
said, 9 months ago
@Robert
“Fromwhat I understand they did it with less computing power than is in the desktop from which I post this. Life is sweet.”
Again, what the kid today is gonna get from that is not “Wow, how exciting, I wish I’d seen it” but “Wow, you guys had crappy computers back then, I’m glad I missed it.” And when this kid is a grandfather, he’ll be amazed by technology we can’t even DREAM of, and he’ll think HIS grandchildren are jaded…
Time hurries on. And you, sir, should someday be as old as I, if like a crab you could go backwards.
Eryx
said, 9 months ago
I was a ten-year-old. First night of summer camp (in Ohio, not very far from where Neil had his home in later years). I watched it in the chapel on a snowy little black & white TV. I was (and remain) a space nut. If they had not allowed me to see it, I would have torched the place.
Years later, I got to meet Buzz Aldrin. One of the greatest moments of my life.
dtroutma
said, 9 months ago
I was in the backcountry, watching on a guy’s tiny portable TV picking up a signal from a repeater. Technology has come a LONG way since then, largely due to the space program.
Twelve men walked on the moon, including Buzz with Neil. WE owe them all a debt of gratitude for their courage, intelligence, and dedication to furthering “Man’s” adventure.
Richard S. Russell said, 9 months ago
The high-water mark of civilization, after which we regressed into perpetual war, paranoia, and navel-gazing.
Breeana said, 9 months ago
ARMSTRONG SERVICE: A private service is planned Friday in Cincinnati for astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, and President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. flags at half-staff. Armstrong, 82, died Saturday.