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To: BenKenobi
Low earth orbit is the farthest that man has gone in my life, and that’s, frankly pathetic.

Sure is.

I OTOH remember watching that first landing mission. I saw the first step off the lander's ladder at my wife's grandparents' farm.

I also remember watching the lift off from the moon during the Apollo 15 mission. That was in the "day room" at AF ROTC field training at Vandenberg AFB, CA.

Then there was Apollo 9, with the reading from Genesis from Lunar Orbit on Christmas Eve. Watched that one from my basement, during a lull in our Christmas Eve festivities. The only holiday we celebrated with my Dad's family. I remember my Uncle Jim, (Dad's brother in law) being as fascinated as I was. He was of the pre-WWII generation. Too Old for WWII, too young for WWI.

So, with those memories, my take on the situation, and the current space program is that it makes me sick to my stomach.

34 posted on 09/22/2011 10:56:14 PM PDT by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato
Then there was Apollo 9, with the reading from Genesis from Lunar Orbit on Christmas Eve.

Slight correction. That was Apollo 8 in December of 1968. A very daring and inspiring achievement. Apollo 9 was in March, 1969, and was historic as it was the first manned test of the lunar module.

47 posted on 09/23/2011 5:38:08 AM PDT by chimera
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To: El Gato
Then there was Apollo 9, with the reading from Genesis from Lunar Orbit on Christmas Eve.

Even if we make it back to the moon, you can bet they'll never be allowed to quote from the Bible again.

58 posted on 09/23/2011 3:00:47 PM PDT by dfwgator
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