I recently finished Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon by Craig Nelson. I found it to be an extremely thorough and moving read. Nelson does an incredible job of chronicling everything from the origins of the space race through the political and scientific struggles in the 60's. From the beginnings of Mercury and the successes of Gemini to the tragedy of the Apollo 1 fire and emotional downfall of the Apollo 11 heroes, I feel as if the book embodies the hills and valleys of the exploratory human spirit. I would like to employ some of the philosophies and mottoes I found throughout the book, hence the blog title:
Ad Inexplorata
Translating to "towards the unknown,", this motto hails from the Edwards AFB, where Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in the X-1, Neil Armstrong tested the X-15, the Space Shuttle made its first landings. We are all aware that we are traveling towards our own unknowns, and what differs so much from person to person is how we handle and plan for our futures.
