I can't even recall a time that I wasn't cognisant of the fact that I lived in a country that actively pioneered space exploration. I remember sitting on wicker hassock in my Dad's study, as a child and asking lots of questions. Dad would light his pipe, lean back in his big red chair, blow circular smoke rings and try his best to answer them.

Our conversations spanned space, time, eliptical orbits and the outer reaches of the solar system. When the Viking landed, a panoramic Scientific American centerfold displaying the rocky Martian surface was scotch taped to the wall next to Dad's desk.

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Source: Dad, the Apollos and the End of Space Shuttle Era Sadness


David Cottle

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