Cool! Tune in to get a second dose of NASA space history for the dinosaurs amongst us, for the first time for those of you who weren't born yet. The only thing that's missing for younger generation(s), sadly, is the true wonder of such things. It was something straight out of a science fiction novel when it happened the first time around. It's still stunning to this day, but we've been desensitized to the achievement by the advances of everyday technology. I went to see the documentary 'Apollo 11' for the second time at an outdoor screening for the 50th anniversary of the mission. It was absolutely chilling, just unbelievable. When I saw the Space Capsule split apart and separate in flames in real time as it happened, my blood ran cold, an actual visceral reaction, a collective gasp went through the entire audience; in my mind, in that moment, the infinite monster enormity of space dwarfing the spiritual and physical mystery of the oceans in spades, if that tells you anything. It was mind-blowing, and for those of us who remember it, it was 100% re-living it all over again. The best part was when Apollo 11/ground control was reading/taking the astronauts vitals, and Buzz Aldrin's heart rate was 99, as if he was taking a leisurely stroll through the park. He just got launched into fucking space and broke the earth's atmosphere, hello. Balls of steel, you can't make it up. Anyway, here's the SpaceX link, for anyone interested: https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/spacex-launch-schedule/
The astronauts just said their goodbyes to their families a few minutes ago. They've been pressurized, they're in, it's coming!
I have so much yardwork to do and I'm glued to the TV! It's easy, though, throwing a ton of wildflower seeds. I did the really hard work the other day, which was preparing my beds. I had lost a lot of my joy. I'm glad it's back. It's going to take a couple of years to get all of the perennials stuff back to where it was, but it will wind up far exceeding what I used to have, which is really making my heart smile. All of my thyme, sage, and lavender varieties are really taking off again, speaking of take off. Lift off. Whatever.
Oooo! It's going forward! 30 minutes and counting! It's too bad that Elon Musk has his douchebag mitts all over this, but you take the good with the bad, I guess.
The wife said it was scrubbed, I said what was scrubbed? Thought maybe she meant Steve Carell's Space Force.
The bottom just dropped out, and my stomach went into my throat along with it. 4:00 in! I'm on a little bit of a delay because I had to use the bathroom and I paused it, lol.
Entry Burn! They just showed the astronauts and I thought of 'Ren & Stimpy' in 'Space Madness', haha. This is wild. And there I was sitting through a Closed MRI the other day for 20 minutes thinking I was hot shit.
"It was a blast." I did it the other day, too (sort of), but luckily I caught myself or I probably would have gotten trampled to death or shot execution-style. I should quote myself just to annoy @FJF. This one should have maximum effect because it's really easy to find up above. Forget about the space mission. That mission was far more important. A great day for America!
