Op-Ed: Caught Between the Moon AND A STEN CAREER

摘要

As the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing of Apollo 11 unfolds, the influence and impact that the program had on people who were coming of age at the time should be remembered and embraced for the future. I was 10 years old when Armstrong and Aldrin explored the lunar surface, and like people everywhere, was transfixed by the excitement and wonder of it all. The Apollo program led me to a career as an engineer in the aerospace industry. I was not alone; countless others were also influenced by the race to land humans on the Moon. Historians, social scientists, and essayists have explored and researched the impact that the Apollo program has had on science and engineering education and those pursuing such careers. Copious research supports the connection between Apollo and an influx ol people into these career areas.