From 1776 to Artemis: How the U.S. aerospace era transformed human flight and returned to the moon
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Mike Wall
Summary
The article reflects on humanity's long journey toward flight, noting that when the U.S. was founded in 1776, human flight was still 7 years away (the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon in 1783). It traces the rapid acceleration of aerospace achievement from the Wright brothers to the Apollo moon landings, and connects this history to current NASA Artemis missions returning humans to the lunar surface. The piece uses the timeline of U.S. history as a framing device to highlight how transformative the aerospace era has been.
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bskyFrom 1776 to Artemis: How the U.S. aerospace era transformed human flight and returned to the moonspace.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledHumanity has likely dreamed of flight since the very beginning, marveling at birds soaring overhead and trying to puzzle out their seemingly magical secret.
Our boots were still firmly rooted on the ground when the United States of America was born on July 4, 1776.
The United States has lived almost exactly half its life in the aerospace era.
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