hankster
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I was 11 years old and absolutely obsessed with the space program. Watched the big event in our living room in Montana.
Yesterday on the news, Brian Williams referred to it as "the day everything changed."
It was a great accomplishment, but I don't think that a lot has changed because of that day. Except for the velcro thing.
The hook-loop fastener was invented in 1941 by Swiss engineer, George de Mestral[5][7][8] who lived in Commugny, Switzerland. The idea came to him one day after returning from a hunting trip with his dog in the Alps. He took a close look at the burrs (seeds) of burdock that kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur.
"... There was a particular component of the Gemini life support-system module which produced H2O (water) among other things. This was a byproduct of a recurring chemical reaction of one of the mechanical devices on the life-support module. The astronauts would use this water to drink during their space flight. The problem was, the astronauts did not like the taste of the water because of some of the byproducts produced, which were not harmful of course. So, they added Tang to make the water taste better ..."[7]
If you are old enough, do you remember where you were? I was at our house (provided by the Embassy) in Manila. I believe it was early morning and my parents and some of the neighbors were around the TV watching the live broadcast.
Yesterday on the news, Brian Williams referred to it as "the day everything changed."
It was a great accomplishment, but I don't think that a lot has changed because of that day.
The Vietnam War was raging, and everybody in our unit was well aware of this. For this reason, for me, the Moon landing and the Vietnam War are joined at the hip. A few years ago, I was surprised to learn to many younger people have no idea the the Moon landing was contemporaneous with the Vietnam War.
Right after 9/11 there were many talking heads saying things like "life in America will never be the same again".
Similarly to Al, I've seen little noticeable difference in our daily lives other than hassles at airports due to that day. In both cases I don't get why they make these type of statements. Is it for dramatic effect?
Yes...hopefully we'll stop taking things for granted. The moon landing should be a reminder to us all.After the moon landing people realized that weren't trapped on this blue planet, but also got vivid reminder what special place earth is.
9/11 marked the most fearful day of my life. I felt horribly exposed that day and months afterwards. The feeling of exposure is not as intense now, but it's still there.After 9/11 Americans got realized that a couple of oceans and massive military weren't sufficient to keep us safe and a vivid reminder that their is a large group of people out there who want to kill us.
When Armstrong first stepped on the surface of the moon I was having sex. I planned it that way, believe it or not. (Had the radio on, as I did not own a TV) I wanted to always remember what I was doing at such an historic moment. The funny thing is, I do not recall who my partner was at the time.
I wonder if she recalls it as favorably as I do?