Apollo 11 - 45 years ago today

[Eric Mc]

As the thread title says. Today is the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11.

[Eric Mc]

Already on their way.

[Eric Mc]

Simpo Two said:

Let's hope the anniversary of the landing knocks the usual tedious ste off the news headlines. But I doubt it.

I don't think 45 years is significant enough for most media to acknowledge the event - although I have to say it was a news bulletin on Radio 4 that brought the subject up in the first place.

[Eric Mc]

Not really comparable events (if you can call Facebook an "event"). Both influential - although in ten years time Facebook will probably not exist - at least in the way it does today.

Facebook is just one part of a process rather than an event in itself.

The event of Apollo 11 itself is probably not that significant. What was far more significant was the Apollo programme in its entirety. I am pretty sure an awful lot of what we have today (including Facebook) was massively influenced by the technologies developed and perfected during the Apollo era).