[Nateman]

As s kid I followed what Nasa was doing closely. After watching '2001 A Space Odyssey' I genuinely thought men would be living on the Moon. Even before that movie I had big dreams for the Year 2000. It symbolized a marvelous future for me. When 2001 eventually rolled around it was hijacked by some evil savages still stuck in the 7th century. The Moon landings were so successful they become boring and the Social Warriors ended the program with their whining. The one Gem that did occur was the Invention of the Internet. That was exciting and still is.

[The Duke]

When I was a kid I recall marveling when Neil Armstrong took that first step on the moon. I went to bed dreaming of the amazing future that lay ahead.

I woke up the next morning and every single newscast - as if orchestrated (which we now know to be the case) - was questioning if we should put money into the space program when there were "hungry people on Earth".

It was one of the biggest let-downs of my life.

I did, however, go on to become an engineer at NASA, so there's that. :)