My memory isn't great - I admit that. It is funny how there are certain things in life you can remember every detail about - where you were, who you were with, how you felt, what was said. I remember the day that JFK was shot - I was sitting in the car with my mom at my sister's school waiting for her to get out of school - my mom was crying - I was pretty little so I didn't totally understand. I remember watching the sad coverage of Martin Luther King's assassination and Nixon's resignation. I remember when Princess Diana died, we had just gotten back from a Gator game and we were all glued to the TV. I remember 9/11 - I was at school when we heard about it and then we watched in horror as the second plane went into the tower. We were all pretty scared.
I was thinking about the kids today and what they will remember. They will never forget going home from school for Spring Break in 2020 and then not coming back that year, or maybe the next. The masks...the quarantine ... a global pandemic.
Thinking about the good things that we remember, I also remember watching the Apollo missions. We all sat around the TV in the living room watching as Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. It was so exciting! That's why I am excited about the Artemis Program. It will be the first mission to the moon in 50 years. I hope that the students get excited about it and follow it. We might even get to Mars in their lifetime. I hope that there are a lot more good things for them in their lifetimes. I hope that they find a cure for cancer, I hope that there is world peace, an end to hatred, hunger, poverty, and prejudice - is that too much to ask?
Anyway, we can start with the Artemis Program. The Artemis I goes up next Monday, August 29th at 8:33 A.M. - don't miss it!
The Artemis Missions
