today is the 40th anniversary of americans landing on the moon. in 1969 the apollo program had a budget of 900 million dollars which in todays money is 347 gazillion dollars.* this may seem like a hefty price to pay but below is a list of just a few of the advancements and technologies that we can attribute to the apollo program:
-astronaut ice cream
-minnesota vikings quarterback warren moon
-sunny delight
-the domestication of chimps
-the andy wlliams song “moon river”
-velcro
-tom hanks (the star of the hit movie apollo 13)
-turtle necks
-the 1970 chevy vega
-moonpies
-the vectrex 8bit video consol
-the looking glass song “brandy you’re a fine girl”
-the 1982 movie E.T.
-“new moon” (the forthcoming sequal to twilight)
-carl weathers
-michael jackson’s moon walk
-japanese anime show “sailor moon”
good work jfk and nasa….we are forever indebted to you and your commitment to such a worthwhile and noble cause.
*approximation
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