Thirty And Thirty Seven

Those are the number of years ago, respectively, that Viking 1 landed on Mars, and Apollo XI landed on the moon. I’ll have more thoughts up later, either here or elsewhere. But if you haven’t made plans for dinner tonight to commemorate it, there’s still time.

[Update on holy night]

Alan Boyle, who I expect to see in Las Vegas tomorrow, has a lot of related thoughts and links.

2 thoughts on “Thirty And Thirty Seven”

  1. Happy Evoloterra!!!!

    Rand Simberg reminds us that, while it may be too late to get any Evoloterra shopping in, there should still be time to plan a commemorative dinner. July 20 is a significant day in human history. Let’s remember it and…

  2. Happy Tranquility Day!

    37 years ago, “one small step”, and counting.
    We haven’t gone back, but we will. Maybe not under NASA colors, but we will.
    In the meantime, take Rand’s excellent advice. Have a commemorative dinner; talk to your children, your…

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