Posted on July 20, 2019
Half a century since humans first landed on the Moon!
That's...astonishing to those of us who actually remember it. It still seems...so modern, so current, so cutting-edge of human exploration. I guess because, in the past 50 years, nobody's really topped it.
There have been - so far - zero humans landing on Mars, for example.
Neil Armstrong talked about a "giant leap" for humanity...but of course it was the 1960s (and, back then, the U.S. hadn't even had a single female astronaut!), and we hadn't done much in the way of getting rid of sexist language at that point...
...So Armstrong called it a giant leap for mankind.
At any rate, while we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, we should reignite our spirit of adventure and get excited about new explorations for humankind!
Look up local events to celebrate Apollo 50th! This article talks about some celebrations in my neck of the woods (not just Los Angeles, but all over "the West").
NASA has Apollo50th television programming and events listed here.
NASA has Apollo50th television programming and events listed here.
Mars One is a private effort with the goal of starting a colony on Mars. Check it out!
Elon Musk has ambitious plans for SpaceX, including settling Mars and even terraforming it (changing the planet's atmosphere to make it livable for humans without domes or spacesuits.
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| Could we make Mars look like this someday? If so, should we? |
Also on this date:
Robin Hood Festival
(Third weekend in July)
(Third weekend in July)
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