I am a child of Apollo. I was 7 and closely followed every scrap of space news leading up to the first landing. I had a Saturn 5 model nearly as tall as I was. I knew with certainty back then that I wanted a life in science and technology (i.e. magic that works).
Quote from: sittingduck on 07/02/2015 05:09 pmI'm not sure that's fair to say Jim. It also happens to be an attitude regularly ascribed to musical "hipsters", people who look down upon other fans of their favorite performer because they only became fans after a surge in popularity. Think of spaceflight as the band and SpaceX as their new hit single. That is usually when the bands go downhill. They were better when they were lean and mean. I will fully admit I am a band snob (hipster has a different connotation for me). I lost interest in many bands when they went mainstream.
I'm not sure that's fair to say Jim. It also happens to be an attitude regularly ascribed to musical "hipsters", people who look down upon other fans of their favorite performer because they only became fans after a surge in popularity. Think of spaceflight as the band and SpaceX as their new hit single.
Would you lose interest in spaceflight if it were mainstream, as well?
Quote from: llanitedave on 07/03/2015 06:30 pmWould you lose interest in spaceflight if it were mainstream, as well?Airliners are boring compared to X-planes or military aircraft
Much as a hate to burst any bubbles, if you are reading this site you are not an Average Joe with regards to spaceflight.
Quote from: Jim on 07/03/2015 08:06 pmQuote from: llanitedave on 07/03/2015 06:30 pmWould you lose interest in spaceflight if it were mainstream, as well?Airliners are boring compared to X-planes or military aircraftAs an all-around aviation enthusiast, I take offense to that statement!