July 16 - Apollo 11 launched to land on the moon

 We do these things, not because they are easy, but ... to organize and measure the best of our energies.

That's what JFK had said about the goal to land men on the moon.  And on July 16, 1969 the best of their energies successfully launched the Apollo 11, starting its 4 day journey before it would reach that goal of landing.

I wonder if they had talked about what they were going to say during that flight when they first touched down.  That first blast off of humans breaking earth's orbit for a long trek. 

Must have been exhilerating.

Also not as exhilerating, is popping popcorn and when it comes to popcorn - everybody knows Orville.

He would have been 114 today.