Comments on: Happy 50th Birthday NASA – and I am one of the many bastard Children of the Space Age http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/ madness, art and world affairs Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:49:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: orangeguru http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/comment-page-1/#comment-11698 orangeguru Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:40:28 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/#comment-11698 @ananthan: Thanks! All the other sites like the BBC made these historical references - I thought it would be lame to repeat them. I went for the personal perspective instead. @ananthan: Thanks! All the other sites like the BBC made these historical references – I thought it would be lame to repeat them. I went for the personal perspective instead.

]]> By: ananthan http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/comment-page-1/#comment-11668 ananthan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:33:42 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/#comment-11668 super content dear,but it will be more helpful if u could add some more achievements and failures of NASA,Even though the topic is superb.Good luck super content dear,but it will be more helpful if u could add some more achievements and failures of NASA,Even though the topic is superb.Good luck

]]> By: Judi http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/comment-page-1/#comment-11664 Judi Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:37:09 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/#comment-11664 Sorry for the delay in responding. I am not getting your notification of further discussions on your posts. To answer your question: "You have lived right through the space age - and you got sons. Did they play with spaceships when they were young? Did they want to become astronauts? Just curious …" Yes. Not only did my sons play with spaceships my eldest (who is the same age as you) dreamed of being an astronaut. They grew up with parents who were Star Trek fans. In fact I still am. When Mike was in elementary school, he was into Model Rocketry and I would chauffeur him to classes held at the California Museum of Science and Industry. The skills he learned there later got him into a bit of trouble, but that is another story.... From an early age, I too dreamed of traveling to the stars, even though I was a girl. Science Fiction was my favorite reading matter. I still remember the day Neil Armstrong took the first step on the moon. We were at a wedding reception at somebody's home. A bunch of us found a room with a television and watched breathlessly while history was being made. To this day, every time I am on a plane and I feel the feeling one gets at the time of lift off, I have to hold myself back from singing out loud; "Into the air, Junior Bird Men, Into the air upside down..." Sorry for the delay in responding. I am not getting your notification of further discussions on your posts.

To answer your question:

“You have lived right through the space age – and you got sons. Did they play with spaceships when they were young? Did they want to become astronauts? Just curious …”

Yes. Not only did my sons play with spaceships my eldest (who is the same age as you) dreamed of being an astronaut. They grew up with parents who were Star Trek fans. In fact I still am.

When Mike was in elementary school, he was into Model Rocketry and I would chauffeur him to classes held at the California Museum of Science and Industry. The skills he learned there later got him into a bit of trouble, but that is another story….

From an early age, I too dreamed of traveling to the stars, even though I was a girl. Science Fiction was my favorite reading matter.

I still remember the day Neil Armstrong took the first step on the moon. We were at a wedding reception at somebody’s home. A bunch of us found a room with a television and watched breathlessly while history was being made.

To this day, every time I am on a plane and I feel the feeling one gets at the time of lift off, I have to hold myself back from singing out loud; “Into the air, Junior Bird Men, Into the air upside down…”

]]> By: orangeguru http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/comment-page-1/#comment-11597 orangeguru Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:37:54 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/#comment-11597 @Leonardo: Thanks Dude! ;-) @Leonardo: Thanks Dude! ;-)

]]> By: Leonardo http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/comment-page-1/#comment-11594 Leonardo Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:10:23 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/#comment-11594 You new layout is just great! Sorry I've been a bit overworked lately, and hadn't had the proper time to truly enjoy it. You new layout is just great!

Sorry I’ve been a bit overworked lately, and hadn’t had the proper time to truly enjoy it.

]]> By: orangeguru http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/comment-page-1/#comment-11536 orangeguru Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:06:18 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/#comment-11536 @Judi: Dankeschön. You have lived right through the space age - and you got sons. Did they play with spaceships when they were young? Did they want to become astronauts? Just curious ... @Judi: Dankeschön.

You have lived right through the space age – and you got sons.

Did they play with spaceships when they were young? Did they want to become astronauts?

Just curious …

]]> By: Judi http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/comment-page-1/#comment-11522 Judi Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:33:19 +0000 http://ultraorange.net/2008/07/29/happy-50th-birthday-nasa-and-i-am-one-of-the-many-bastard-children-of-the-space-age/#comment-11522 Excellent Post, Deiter. Excellent Post, Deiter.

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