Monday, October 15, 2012

Apollo 7

On October 11th, 1968, the Apollo 7 Space Mission was launched. This marked the very first TV broadcast from space. I find this event extremely important because it marks the very first time the world could see the universe around them. The general public was able to experience outer space even if they would never have the opportunity to go out and be in it. The TV broadcast also made space journeys a reality. I believe this marks the beginning of America's obsession with outer space which brought the country together. Negative consequences of historic event include the now mundane-ness of space. We know we can go out into the universe, we can see photographs of the depths of space that only one hundred years ago no one could have even imagined. The huge expanses of the universe are now day-to-day facts, it no longer amazes. In my opinion, the Apollo 7 TV broadcast marked the beginning of this desensitization of the wonder we call outer space.

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