July 20th, 1969: One small step...

[roseembolism]

I can't believe that Google didn't have a cute logo to commemorate this.

I can vaguely remember the moon landings- in fact, seeing Neil Armstrong stepping out on the moon is really, my earliest memory.  Even back then, I remembered how important it was.  It may have been the most important date in the history of space exploration, a sobering, and somewhat sad thought.

Comments

[mithriltabby]

I think October 4, 1957 was more important— it got the space race going in the first place.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

Well, it may be more important to me, but really, this was the first time that someone stepped onto another planet. So for me, though Sputnik launched the space race, Apollo was the high tide point of it.

[vonyar.livejournal.com]

I remember the launch more then the landing but They were both formative to me. Why I became a pilot (everyone that went into space back then was also a pilot even if their job title on the mission was Janitor), and Why I like Space Opera so much.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

I'd put it as formative myself- I don't remember the earlier stuff. I do remember looking at all sorts of reference books for space stuff- that was back in the day when the speculation of what would come after Apollo was wide open.

I'm not sure what kids these days look toward, the way I looked toward space exploration: computers perhaps?

[etoilenoir959.livejournal.com]

That is very true