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50 some years ago I used to fly to the moon everyday but only in the MIT Instrumentation Lab (now Draper Lab) lunar landing simulator. MIT/Draper was the prime contractor for the Apollo guidance system. Just went to the 50th anniversary of the final (17th) landing. Great group of people. Now I just get to fly in a slow experimental aircraft but that is OK and yes I would have take the around the moon flight.
With weather disasters lined up like airliners on final to LaGuardia, news on climate change is a constant. And with aviation the most energy-intensive...
Too much space junk for me…
Since there’s no life support system and I like oxygen, no.
Certainly much easier to vote in hindsight!
50 some years ago I used to fly to the moon everyday but only in the MIT Instrumentation Lab (now Draper Lab) lunar landing simulator. MIT/Draper was the prime contractor for the Apollo guidance system. Just went to the 50th anniversary of the final (17th) landing. Great group of people. Now I just get to fly in a slow experimental aircraft but that is OK and yes I would have take the around the moon flight.