Picture: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, photographed by Neil Armstrong (visible in reflection) – Courtesy: NASA
This month, the Boston Globe’s Big Picture marks the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first mission to land a man on the moon. In a way, this is a happy anniversary because it allows us a chance to reflect on the very unique greatness that we as a species have been able to achieve. Conversely, it is also a sad anniversary to realize that it has been so long since we have been back, to have pushed ourselves and our technology to the forefront of our capabilities.
I was only a very small child, but I can clearly remember my family sitting in our living room watching the TV, and those words on the screen, “Live from the Moon”, and the words of Walter Cronkite narrating one of the absolute greatest moments in human history.
To all those people that made it happen back then, and all those at NASA who continue to push us ever onward, I salute you.
