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The Moon Landing | Generation X

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·Nov 11, 2024

5 4 3 2 all engine running lift off. We have a liftoff. 32 minutes past the hour, liftoff on Apollo 11 and our young dreams liftoff with it. Mankind is going to the moon and technology is paving the way. A new horizon is in our future and for Generation X, the future is about to land.

Okay, engine stop. We copy it down. Eagle base here, the eagle has landed. I was 8 years old when they landed on the moon. My father dragged me out of bed. I'd had no leadup to it, so I didn't know what was going on. You know, it's like static and snow on the screen and scratchy sound, and the broadcasters are trying to tell us what's happening, but they don't know what's happening.

If he's testing that first step, he must be stepping down on the moon at this point. Suddenly, this picture is on the screen, and it looked so sterile. It seemed so spooky and scary, and my dad's like, "They're on the moon! They're on the moon!" And I'm like watching his lips going, "What is he saying? They're on the moon?"

For young Gen X, it's not a dream; it's our new reality. The promises of technology have gotten us off our planet.

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