I remember going out with my dad to see if we could see Sputnik flying over. We couldn't, of course, but then we went in to tune the signal on the radio and listen to it going over.

I also remember watching the space program like a hawk. I was at the TV for the launch of most of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo mission. I remember the always calm Walter Cronkite yelling in his excitement during the first launch of the great Saturn launch vehicle.

There are those who question the space program and the money that goes to it. I never have. I believe we need to keep looking out beyond the boundaries around us. Man has always done this and must continue. Otherwise we will stagnate. We cannot stop.