RE: Getting quoted by Buzz Aldrin in his book - some encouragement to all steemians working hard to be seen
This year I had the pleasure of attending presentation/interview of two amazing men, two of the twelve moon walkers, Gene Cernan and Buzz Aldrin. Gene Cernan was such a gentleman on the stage, telling stories, answering questions and hopefully inspiring the young ones in the audience with his "never give up on what you want to achieve".
Whereas Buzz Aldrin was a little more into telling stories about his own achievements and I got that he still carries the grudge for not being selected for the first to set foot on the moon. I did like his story about when he was talking to someone who had just climbed Mt Everest and asked Buzz if he would do the climb. Buzz responded by saying he had climbed a higher mountain.
It is sad to think we will soon not have any of the moonwalkers to share their fascinating experiences of walking on the moon as they are getting old. When are we going to meet some new moonwalkers?
Hello @thefutureishere and thanks for your great comment!
Yes, considering how most we see in technological advancements are just growing exponentially year by year, it is a bit disappointing that we still marvel at what we did in the sixties...
At the space agency here in Europe we do have a General Director who want to see us back on the Moon. The moon-village plan involving international and private + public collaboration looks like an ideal path forward to me. I hope we'll see it starting to take shape in the 2020s. :)