[bruceolee]

The men and women of the space program get very little recognition anymore for what they do and what they sacrifice by doing it. All for the advancement of the species. It seems like todays news only mentions the ISS if somethings wrong. I live in south Fla so the space program is very much a part of our lives but I always wonder if anyone in the remaining 48 states (Texas gets a pass on this) really cares about the program at all. The wonders we see on a daily basis came at a huge cost and i'm not talking dollars. Repairing or upgrading the Hubble was one of the most dangerous missions and without the men and women who did repair or upgrade you don't get those amazing pictures. I'm certainly not saying this about anyone on this board as I've found many of you really do appreciate them and the space program. It's just frustrating knowing how much the space program has improved our lives and yet if they want to add an additional billion dollars to NASA'a budget everyone gets up in arms about how we need to fix things on earth first. What the hell do you think they're doing up there? drinking tang?


The problems that befell Apollo 1 (AKA "go fever") ultimately led to safety upgrades and improvements that saved the lunar program. Unfortunately without Apollo 1 there is no Apollo 11. Apollo 11 is the greatest moment in history. That's not my opinion that's just a fact and it came at a great sacrifice of three of the finest men NASA ever produced. Many people don't know this but this was the team they were going to use for the first lunar landing. Neil, Buzz, and Mike were chosen only after Apollo 1. Gus understood that the cost of human life was worth it in the end for mans greatest achievement and was even quoted as saying so. Now Gus, Roger, and Ed are soaring through the universe and from time to time I hope they kick around tranquility base together bragging about how they could've done it better. Godspeed Apollo 1