The 1960’s – it was the best of times (Woodstock, Man Walks on the Moon, Beatlemania), it was the worst of times (Vietnam, Civil Rights Strife, Political Assassinations).
If the ‘zombie killer’ can make a living doing that, more power to him. Things change, like the fact that in 1969 you didn’t often see a white kid and a black kid sharing the same curb.
A recurring disappointments for those of us who saw the original moon landing is that we have not gone farther than we have. We thought we were on the way to even greater achievements, new explorations, new adventures. But, it seems as soon as the initial rush faded, admittedly slower than for every day catastrophes, we began to lose momentum. Politics, accidents, changing perceptions, whatever, took their toll. Now we are planning the big one, i.e., a repeat of our original success.
I guess that’s progress of a kind, but had we continued to be aggressive about space exploration through the decades following the original landing, contemporary kids might enjoy to keep their eyes on the stars instead of their phones.
Putting people on the moon and Mars is very expensive and dangerous. For now, the manned space program makes more sense in near space; there’s still a lot to learn there. And the unmanned space program continues to provide extraordinary discoveries. Our knowledge of the universe has changed fundamentally in just the last decade or so.
DanFlak almost 5 years ago
The 1960’s – it was the best of times (Woodstock, Man Walks on the Moon, Beatlemania), it was the worst of times (Vietnam, Civil Rights Strife, Political Assassinations).
Ontman almost 5 years ago
If the ‘zombie killer’ can make a living doing that, more power to him. Things change, like the fact that in 1969 you didn’t often see a white kid and a black kid sharing the same curb.
sandpiper almost 5 years ago
A recurring disappointments for those of us who saw the original moon landing is that we have not gone farther than we have. We thought we were on the way to even greater achievements, new explorations, new adventures. But, it seems as soon as the initial rush faded, admittedly slower than for every day catastrophes, we began to lose momentum. Politics, accidents, changing perceptions, whatever, took their toll. Now we are planning the big one, i.e., a repeat of our original success.
I guess that’s progress of a kind, but had we continued to be aggressive about space exploration through the decades following the original landing, contemporary kids might enjoy to keep their eyes on the stars instead of their phones.
lonecat almost 5 years ago
Putting people on the moon and Mars is very expensive and dangerous. For now, the manned space program makes more sense in near space; there’s still a lot to learn there. And the unmanned space program continues to provide extraordinary discoveries. Our knowledge of the universe has changed fundamentally in just the last decade or so.
robnvon Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Cool! Watch out for moon dust that is worse than asbestos and radiation that even an SP factor of 5000 won’t block.