Alan Shepard is the first american in space???
Im sure other things happened as well. But that's the one I was looking for.
Kinda cool to know that anyone who's not 54 years old right now is a "post space race" kid.
I'm in my mid-30's, my grandfather was a NASA engineer during every Apollo mission, beginning to end. He can talk for hours about those days. His eyes just glow speaking about those old days. Unfortunately, it's all lost on me. I find it interesting, but I think for younger people it doesn't hold the same power over the imagination. It's a shame really.
I do!One of my uncles was a nasa photographer.
A large chunk of the published photos of the moon rocks were his work.
Nowadays, who knows anyone who's occupation is "photographer"?
its a rapidly changing world. For sure.
I do!
I was in music class (11 years old) and they put the entire event on the PA system in the whole school. It was what....15/20 minutes total flight time......
But if the Apollo missions were today, they would just upload a video.
That's like... "ancient"!I was in music class (11 years old)...
I'm not sure, but I bet there is an app for that!The old generation were born into a world where a good percentage of the US population didn't have indoor plumbing or electricity, and within 3 or 4 decades we were landing on the moon. That's why I think the Apollo missions made everyone stop and be in awe.
In contrast, for someone who is 30, how much has the world changed in their lifetime?
Quite a bit actually... it's just that the advancements aren't being made as quickly in the same arena. A HUGE amount of the advancements today are in electronic technologies (software & hardware). I'm about the age you mentioned (30 give or take a few years) and in my time I've gone from computers being something you hear about on the TV (the old tube style that had a VCR) to computers being in the home, and now computers are in the pockets of many individuals. Oh, and that TV? It's also a computer, it's flat-screen, VCR isn't in anymore, I can stream movies and shows directly from the internet to my TV; I choose what I get, when I get it, not what the TV station is airing.In contrast, for someone who is 30, how much has the world changed in their lifetime?
I was in music class (11 years old) and they put the entire event on the PA system in the whole school. It was what....15/20 minutes total flight time......