Growing up on the other side of the 49th as a kid I was in awe of the USA. Here we were, little Canada, thanking our lucky stars to have them as neighbours. WTF has happened since to change it?
What made me as a kid think the USA was great? Was it their military might? Something to do with it, but for me technology was their strength, especially when it came to outer space.. Nothing was more riveting than watching the American space program develop on television. No one other than the Russkies were even close, and even they fell behind. Mercury, Gemini, Apollo had the world's attention. The Space Shuttle was another leap, the world was fascinated by it all. The world practically stopped when Armstrong set foot on lunar surface. One of those moments I remember where I was.
I think what the Americans need now is to either get back on the Moon or be the first to put a manned mission on Mars. Need some other reason to be front page news other than politics. I've gone from being in awe to thinking of America as a joke, laughing stock of the world. Does USA need to regain some of that lost respect or start flexing their muscles? Personally I hope space exploration returns to the old days.
What made me as a kid think the USA was great? Was it their military might? Something to do with it, but for me technology was their strength, especially when it came to outer space.. Nothing was more riveting than watching the American space program develop on television. No one other than the Russkies were even close, and even they fell behind. Mercury, Gemini, Apollo had the world's attention. The Space Shuttle was another leap, the world was fascinated by it all. The world practically stopped when Armstrong set foot on lunar surface. One of those moments I remember where I was.
I think what the Americans need now is to either get back on the Moon or be the first to put a manned mission on Mars. Need some other reason to be front page news other than politics. I've gone from being in awe to thinking of America as a joke, laughing stock of the world. Does USA need to regain some of that lost respect or start flexing their muscles? Personally I hope space exploration returns to the old days.