July
20th, 1969. I do remember
that day. I was seven years old and the family was all gathered in front of our
black and white TV set with the rabbit ears. It was awesome and made a lasting
impression on me. I attribute that to me wanting to be and ultimately becoming
a mechanical engineer. Ever see the mission control pictures of the engineers
in the white shirts and ties? I wanted to be those guys. Well, first I wanted
to be an astronaut, who by the way we’re mostly engineers too, but second those
guys. When I realized I get motion
sickness, any dream of being an astronaut vanished. And while I didn’t work in the space
industry, I’ve loved my career as an engineer.
Here
is a nice little documentary, perhaps the best of the various documentaries put
out today.
Apollo
11 is probably the greatest engineering achievement in human history.
