Wednesday, July 20, 2005

The man in the Moon...


On this date in 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. I don't know if I remember the actual day or just recall one of the many replays I've seen of the moon landing. I can hear Neil say, "One small step...". It was really something for a kid. We all watched Star Trek and saw the mission to the moon as a stepping stone. Here after all these years, we haven't got very far with manned space flight. It isn't important. If it's "giant leaps" we are after, there are plenty to be had.

Solo

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