Apollo 17 shot

[wolf]

Wow ... totally cool image!

Growing up in the 60s I was a HUGE Apollo program fan (still am).

Sights like that gave me chills and opened me up to the wonders of space exploration.

Sad to say, I can't generate that kind of enthusiasm for the shuttle program. The extra-long haul truck driving involved just doesn't have the same sense of romance that the moon missions did.

I remember the manned moon landing, and how that was THE coolest thing ever.

I remember being in school during the time of the Apollo 13 crisis, and being held there late to watch the splash down.

I remember Alan Sheppard's "longest drive ever" which will forever remain my highlight of Apollo 14.

Thanks, Juju, for stirring up a lot of good memories.

Damn. Now I feel like I have to go drink some Tang. Do they still make the purple kind? Guess I'll just have to obsessively play with some velcro until the feeling goes away.