Let me clarify, this is not a condemnation of NASA, lord knows they are trying to do the most they can do with the least they have ever been given.  No, this is more about our attitude as a country towards a space program that once soared into the heavens but has now been, for the most part, grounded.

     I was born in October 1963, thirteen months to the day after JFK gave his “We choose to go to the moon” speech.  I was too young to remember the Mercury and Gemini flights, but I do remember my parents displaying a noticeable sadness when the Apollo 1 accident occurred.  And then in July of 1969 it all came together.  Just a few months shy of my sixth birthday, I was glued to our television as I watched Neil, Buzz and Michael blast o...

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