More than a generation ago, NASA saw its greatest triumph, on this day in 1969, when Armstrong set foot on the moon. Even now, it’s a moving scene —
There’s superficial reason to be concerned about America’s future in space exploration — these are bleak days for NASA’s human space flight program (now more shell than anything else).
Yet, for all that, there’s reason to be optimistic — creative Americans are building private solutions that will make space exploration, and even travel, easier and cheaper than possible in 1969. Here’s a private launch (with NASA video) of Space X’s Falcon 9 —
Just a start, but our best accomplishments are yet ahead of us.