Not since Gene Cernon left the surface of the moon on
December 14, 1972 at 5:55 PM EST
has there been another earthly presence on it.
That all changed yesterday when, after 41 years to the day,
While, this is an amazing accomplishment for what our priorities are down here on Earth,
I can’t help but think that this is what it must have felt like
to be an American when Sputnik 1 launched.
Yes, we as a country have managed the incredible with the Mars Rover and the Hubble Telescope but yet somewhere I can’t help but wonder where did we drop the ball?
So here’s a shout out to China,
HAY ! ! !
With the hopes that maybe this can awaken our own countries fascination with
what is possible in the 21st Century.