[Calamari]

We actually did have a space program once and actually did rocket science but reassigned NASA to Muslim outreach and global warming. Now we rely on the Russians to shuttle our astronauts to the International Space Station since we do not have the capability to place astronauts into outer space.

Still remember the sheer panic when we discovered Sputnik orbiting above us and were years away from orbiting a satellite of our own.

Disgusting.

[B-Cause]

The Apollo Program

Where were you when Apollo 11 landed on the moon? I was at the Cape (Kennedy), and was part of the contractor network locally supporting the Apollo program. Click here for a link to the history of the Apollo Program at the Cape. Watching every one of the Saturn-V's lift off was a special thrill!

Anyone remember what Walter "Crankcase" Cronkite said about the first Saturn V liftoff when the shock wave hit his trailer mounted van and almost knocked him and his van off of it. There was a 3 second delay built into all of his audio because of his earlier cussing on the air. The technicians with Federal Electric were able to cut his comments off while he was live on the air!

[logi_cal869]

I didn’t see your comment prior. Spot-on.

[DoodleDawg]

We actually did have a space program once and actually did rocket science but reassigned NASA to Muslim outreach and global warming.

You honestly think NASA is capable of doing it quicker, better, and less expensive than private industry? Really?

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

Wow, I really feel bummed out about now. I remember being awestruck by the tour I got at Cape Canaveral of the NASA facility and the corresponding viewing of The Dream is Alive, the very first IMAX movie ever made which showed the launch of the shuttle Discovery and thundered so loudly that the entire theater shook.

God I miss living in America when our country was run by an adult like Reagan and our fellow countrymen shared our collective desire to reach out to the stars and expand human horizons beyond our wildest dreams. Sometimes I wonder if that yearning for discovery will ever be rekindled...

Sigh...