tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675974463524895416.post2671217035103085844..comments2024-03-28T10:26:00.255-05:00Comments on An Ex Rocket Man's Take On It: Just Mooning AroundGary Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06723964751681093047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675974463524895416.post-49024155400921673522019-07-14T16:16:43.840-05:002019-07-14T16:16:43.840-05:00I watched them all, from the very first Mercury s...I watched them all, from the very first Mercury shot, starting with Sputnik in 1957. I was in college by the time of Apollo 8. I also watched for everything reported on the X-15, starting with its rollout in 1958. -- GWGary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06723964751681093047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675974463524895416.post-40428101301026999362019-07-14T15:53:44.988-05:002019-07-14T15:53:44.988-05:00Watching the Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 missions as a ...Watching the Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 missions as a teenager were two of the greatest moments of my life! <br /><br />The deployment of propellant depots at LEO, the Earth-Moon Lagrange points, and beyond is the key to making the rest of the solar system easily accessible to humanity. And that would probably only require a billion a year development program or less, IMO. <br /><br />Marcel Marcel F. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245086958213100840noreply@blogger.com