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Let's not forget... 50 years ago today...


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I was 9 when apollo 11 landed, back then kids dreamed about a future in space, that  the world would be amazing place - Star Trek had come out just a few years before, The movie 2001 a space odyssey painted what we imagined perfectly.

 

We're now 50 years later, we never went anywhere in space and the world is a shithole, kinda sad.

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I was 9 when apollo 11 landed, back then kids dreamed about a future in space, that the world would be amazing place - Star Trek had come out just a few years before, The movie 2001 a space odyssey painted what we imagined perfectly.

 

We're now 50 years later, we never went anywhere in space and the world is a shithole, kinda sad.

What do you mean we never went anywhere in space? We've been to Mars and can see further into space than ever before. Fuckin' bonehead.

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What do you mean we never went anywhere in space? We've been to Mars and can see further into space than ever before. Fuckin' bonehead.

 

I was 7 when we landed on the moon.

 

I think what Mike means is that at the time we were so gung-ho on space exploration that the perception was that we'd be vacationing on Jupiter within 50 years.

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I was 7 when we landed on the moon.

 

I think what Mike means is that at the time we were so gung-ho on space exploration that the perception was that we'd be vacationing on Jupiter within 50 years.

Yup, people were gonna go to mars, and beyond, probes are great, but we were doing probes before Apollo. I remember talk that we could be on Mars by 1980, others said nope, it'll be much longer, like 1990.

 

Think of where we were as a country, and where we are now. 50 years after placing a man on the moon we are incapable of even launching a man into space? Now some might say, "well, we could if we wanted" the problem is we dont want to, we're in rapid decline.

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Remember all the lunatics saying we were wasting money on space? That the money should be used here on earth to help people and solve problems? Well, we've been doing that for decades, did it work, did it help?

 

Missions of exploration unite people, as well as the obvious scientific advances, it's sorely needed today.

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