Monday, July 20, 2009

One Small Step...

Forty years since the moon landing. Wow! I remember the excitement of the moment... watching the TV in our living room in Oxnard the summer between my freshman and sophomore years at Harding.

I doubt any of us realized the huge impact the space program, directly or indirectly, would have on developments in computer technology and electronics in the decades to follow. We even have insulation in our house based on the design developed to keep the astronauts from freezing or burning up in space.

I also imagine many of us thought we'd have Mars vacations by now.

And, all our efforts seem to pale when I read "In the beginning..."

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