Call me emotional, but when we visited the Air and Space Museum, I saw a quote on one of the information plaques that read,
"I'm coming back in...and it's the saddest moment of my life." -Ed White, answering mission controller Christopher Kraft, June 3rd, 1965
Ed White was the first American to walk in space. I longed so strongly as a kid and young adult to go into astronomy somehow, but between funding and not wanting to have to have such a high degree in math, I abandoned that path, but I still have such a strong love for the stars and space and learning all I can about it.
Anyways yeah, I read his quote and almost started crying in the middle of the museum. ✌️











