The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and the Columbia tragedy shown in the documentary moved me to express my thoughts tonight.
I was unaware of the pressure that NASA has been under since the Apollo 11 flight. I was also unaware of the skill and commitment and dedication of the flight crew, mission control and the as stated 400,000 human beings involved in the Apollo program. I can only say the documentary I've watched has just inspired me and given me more faith in the belief in limitless future possibilities the human race will be able to achieve.
Due to the issues with President Nixon and the Watergate Scandal, I was never aware of the challenges that the staff at NASA overcame to the repair SkyLab, risking their own lives in the process, repairing the faults with the solar panels and the heat shield.
I wasn't aware until recently of the commitment and effort made by these amazing examples of human beings, achieving the almost impossible goal of repairing the Hubble Telescope, of which so many images are now taken for granted, by so many people.
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