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> Give it some years and people will be wondering why they couldn't preserve the tower as part of the history of the dawn of the Space Age. I'm already wonderi
by mieseratte 8y ago
> Give it some years and people will be wondering why they couldn't preserve the tower as part of the history of the dawn of the Space Age.
I'm already wondering why...
I grew up in SC, about a five hour drive away, and visited the Kennedy Space Center many times over the years. I loved touring the facilities more than I did going to the theme parks, and despite being a typical sarcastic teenager I was always inspired and awed but what we as humans were able to accomplish. True feats of scientific and engineering greatness.
Last month I got to visit the Johnson Space Center, and it reignited that awe and passion for engineering and definitely made me wonder what I'm doing with my life, building software to help make the rich richer...
- Theodores 8y agoThey still have piles of the stuff on the ground, why don't you write to them and ask for a small piece for your mantelpiece? Maybe persuade them to auction off a few pieces with proceeds going to an appropriate museum/charity? I would say that a valve or any bit of tubing from one of those towers would make a very interesting conversation piece and would give the inspiration needed for pet moon shots. Stick it next to a chunk of Berlin Wall and you have got the Cold War covered. If you don't ask then you don't get.