Marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission

Fifty years ago, astronauts aboard Apollo 11 made history.

[TheMilitaryartist]

Such an awesome painting that I have to get a 24 x36 inch hand embellished print for my office. Todd’s work is a gift.

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Since the dawn of time, man was able to utilize tools and evolve over the centuries, the ever-recurring goal was to explore, to expand the horizons or push the limits for both survival and sacrifice. Starting with the voyage that brought explorers to the “New World”, the goal was to push the limits out into the unknown, into treacherous waters with the hope of settling into new territories, to create a new beginning.


These great explorers looked to the sea in awe, with intrigue and a drive to expand and explore many centuries ago. Now our latest generations have shifted this paradigm to the skies, to space and beyond. Again to explore the unknown, push the limits, to create a new beginning for a new generation, which has and will provide a glimpse of hope to settle into new territories, beyond this planet. The fine men and women, our explorers, are known as Astronauts.

Popularity of Astronauts in the late 1950 & 1960’s

For many astronauts, the drive and determinations to become a part of the elite explorers started as a part of their childhood. The popularity of the astronauts exploded in the late 1950 and 1960’s with one triumphant feat that not only accomplished “one small step for man” but also changed the worlds view on space travel forever.

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins
These 3 men, along with an entire nation accomplished something that was thought the impossible, pushed the limits against all the odds to beat the then USSR to the moon, causing a domino effect that eventually entitled our nation as “space supremacy”.

July 19, 1969 Lunar Landing

If this day on July 19, 1969 did not happen, or if the Russians beat us to the punch, or the mission failed, who knows where our nation would be today. It was because of this monumental achievement our nation has and will continue to encourage a robust space program. The lunar landing has and will continue to provide dreams for our youth, to recruit the best and the brightest of our pilots, to join the elite explorers of the past and future to continue to look to the stars.