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Monday, July 20, 2009

One Giant Leap For Mankind,
But One Small Step For Exploration . . .

Forty years ago today, Neil Armstrong made man’s dream of reaching the moon come true. It was a historical day in history as many watched and cheered the Apollo 11 heroes on as they stepped onto Earth’s little sister.

But sadly, all that manpower and money spent on the Apollo moon landings have been a waste. It seems as if our dream of exploration ceased more than 30 years ago after the last Apollo moon landing.

In recent years, various presidents have said that we should go back to the moon and it’s a dream worth reliving.

We should have established ourselves on the moon decades ago with a space station. For years, astronomers and geologists have said that the moon may have rich minerals that could benefit those of us on the Earth.

But for various reasons, we have withheld our passion for such exploration, which only resulted in the delay of discovering our neighboring planets.

Sure, some say that we should not waste our time and resources on going back to the moon.

However , the same reasons were given back in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy spoke of his dreams of reaching the moon. And look at we achieved then, without the benefits of today’s technology?

It would be a shame not to recommit ourselves to what Armstrong, Edwin Eugene ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. and Michael Collins started for us 40 years ago today.