On the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, why space is still cool:
Weightlessness.
International Space Station uses international technologies – Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
Space walks.
Every space program experienced failures.
“Space is hard.” – Scott Kelly after a SpaceX rocket failure.
Traveling in a Vacuum.
Lives were lost. Hard lessons learned.
Moon dust is dangerous, blocks vision, sticks to & degrades materials, grinds up machinery and people may be allergic.
Lunar Rovers.
China, India, Israel, Luxembourg, New Zealand, and Singapore are exploring space & the moon.
Slide rules sent astronauts to the moon.
On budget and on schedule.
“No one born after 1935 has stepped on the moon.” – Burt Rutan, Aerospace & Spaceship designer
It will always involve risks.
There is so much we don’t know. Men and Women need to return.
