Today in between my several midterm tests, I decided to go home and relax. I turned on the television to the History channel that I frequently watch. Modern Marvels was on and the episode was about air and space craft hangars. They ranged from WW2 hangars all the way to the NASA space shuttle hangars. The most interesting one was the one they built for the assembling rockets back during the space race. This thing is HUGE. I wouldn't use all capitals if I didn't mean it. They compared this hangar to a skyscrsaper in New York City. The hangar is about four times as high, taller than even the Statue of Liberty.
I decided this was relevant and worth writing about because it shows how much anything is possible. Even fifty years ago, who would have thought the construction of a building this tall would be possible and that the purpose of it would be to assemble shuttles that go into outer space. This was science fiction to the previous years until it happened. It gives me hope that one day I or my decendents will be on a U.S.S Enterprise exploring the frontiers of space.
Is this the one in Cape Canaveral? I've seen that one, and it is pretty gigantic, but I remember not actually being terribly impressed by that in comparison to the crawler transporters. Those things are ridiculous. A vehicle so large that it transports the entire space shuttle complete with fuel tank and boosters is pretty impressive.
ReplyDeleteAnd the rate of technological advancement these days is simply unbelievable. People our age can remember when "internet" wasn't even a household word. It's crazy.