1969

“That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” - Neil Armstrong

I remember sitting in the kitchen late at night and watching the moon landing on a b/w tv. The Eagle had landed sometime mid-afternoon (my memory could be wrong), but we were waiting to see a man actually walk on the moon. PopPop and Queenee were transfixed; as kids who had grown up with the space program, we were less so. Putting a man on the moon never seemed out of reach to us. Looking back, I realize what the enterprise took, technically, financially, and the courage or recklessness of those early astronauts. It's far more impressive to me in hindsight than it was that night. And it's amazing that nobody had the foresight to protect the original tapes! Do the conspiracy theorists really need help?

The NY Times has a good 1969 timeline - it's fun to see what all happened that year.

Oh, and Happy Birthday to Peter!