40 years ago?
Damn, we’re old!
I remember it like it was yesterday. It was just a kid, but I was fascinated by the technology. I am convinced that I am an engineer today because of the Apollo missions.
One of the highlights of my career as a graduate student (in a previous life) was to do some of the first geochemical analysis of lunar samples using neutron activation analysis (thanks to my graduate advisor at the time, who had connections at NASA). Those were heady days.
I’m turning 40 this year...