I’m old enough to remember Mercury, Gemini, Apollo...
Kids these days have no idea what they missed.
I have only childhood memories of Apollo.
Those people were a different breed. They chainsmoked their way into space.
I used YouTube to see what the earlier missions were about - what gigantic problems in engineering and logistics they had! I saw mentions of the fantastic problem of testing the Apollo Command Module while folding in changes and trying to keep the program going.
It seems, to me, that NASA is dropping the ball here, to not insist on compatibility with the suits, for instance. It reminds me of that Apollo 13 movie scene about the CO2 cartridges.
As a child in the 60s, the space program was such a wonderful diversion for me. It was a strong counterpoint to all the turmoil of the time. The positive nature of it, the cutting edge technology and the spirit of exploration were just fantastic. The astronauts were heroes. NASA could do no wrong. Seeing an entire industry working towards one goal: to land men on the Moon.
IT WAS AN EXCITING TIME.
Now, at least, Elon Musk and his SpaceX are the innovators trying to bring back that past glory.
NASA needs to get its head out of its butt….
I was sent to detention when I returned to my homeroom...like I cared...All girl catholic school...Nuns loved their power!!