tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post114481024992072713..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Shuttle era + 25carmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1144880119093059332006-04-12T18:15:00.000-04:002006-04-12T18:15:00.000-04:00Same feeling I got watching the lift-offs of the A...Same feeling I got watching the lift-offs of the Apollo flights as a kid. (and Cronkite and Jules Bergman)<BR/><BR/>I guess what fascinates is the whole "where no man has gone before" aspect. It's thrillingNatsthenamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027430649885763618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1144871955194727022006-04-12T15:59:00.000-04:002006-04-12T15:59:00.000-04:00I grew up reading science fiction, and through the...I grew up reading science fiction, and through the years that saw men walking on the moon and the space race as a noble cause. Through the turmoil of Vietnam, the struggle for equal rights and the threat of war with Russia, this higher endeavor seemed to mean something that is missing now, while we're still in a turmoil of an undeclared war and still struggling for equal rights.Leslie Shelorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04628795421403196341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1144862476708856402006-04-12T13:21:00.000-04:002006-04-12T13:21:00.000-04:00Think of how crazy that idea must've sounded to th...Think of how crazy that idea must've sounded to the first person who heard it. It just makes you think that anything one can dream is possible, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1144862383060517222006-04-12T13:19:00.000-04:002006-04-12T13:19:00.000-04:00I remember some goofball writing a song about that...I remember some goofball writing a song about that launch to the tune of Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again." Yeah... Those were the days.<BR/><BR/>I think interest for me waned after I realized I'd never be an astronaut and developed a slight fear of aviation in general. Also, the space race reached a plateau. Besides discovering rocks and dust and some pretty cool photographs, people realize that intergalactic space travel is still <I>years and years</I> away, <A HREF="http://www.answers.com/topic/heaven-s-gate-cult" REL="nofollow">(unless you want to commit suicide, wearing a pair of NIKE sneakers and a roll of quarters in your pocket.)</A><BR/><BR/>As for inspiration? Terry Fox and Lanny McDonald. Now <I>THAT's</I> inspiration.Pregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956114382782427084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1144857976111120482006-04-12T12:06:00.000-04:002006-04-12T12:06:00.000-04:00Cripes, I feel so old now...I was finishing my 2nd...Cripes, I feel so old now...I was finishing my 2nd year of college then. But what I mostly remember is the excitement over the idea that we could soon be taking trips to space in a shuttle.<BR/><BR/>I'm still waiting...Thumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154314376352066709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1144849239818075502006-04-12T09:40:00.000-04:002006-04-12T09:40:00.000-04:00I was in the hospital having my second child when ...I was in the hospital having my second child when men landed on the moon. I was so proud that you would have thought I had done it myself. I think we are inspired by technology, the intelligence it takes to do these things and the mysteries of what we might find up in space. It is extremely exciting and in my next life, I want to me smarter so I can become an astronaut!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1144836237169522282006-04-12T06:03:00.000-04:002006-04-12T06:03:00.000-04:00Human beings are natural expolorers, how did Star ...Human beings are natural expolorers, how did Star Trek put it- 'to boldly go where others have never been before' or something like that?Pastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740998342727523268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1144816921914633392006-04-12T00:42:00.000-04:002006-04-12T00:42:00.000-04:00I was in grade school living in Miami and I rememb...I was in grade school living in Miami and I remember the very first Test Launch of a space shuttle off the back of the 747 transport aircraft.<BR/><BR/>I had an opportunity to visit Edwards AFB in the 80's to see the shuttle landing site and the transport 747. That was incredible to get that close to it. <BR/><BR/>The first test launch was big news for school kids even back then. I also remember the first launches. We went to Cape Canaveral for many tours and launches over as many years. <BR/><BR/>There was much promise of missions to space, living in Florida gave one great viewing opportunities night and day. Sad to see the fleet grounded. I don't think we will see another release of a shuttle into space if those in charge can't find a solution to problems of safety. <BR/><BR/>JeremyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com