Blast Off!

There are times when having a small kid really makes me realise just how much the world has changed. This morning Ella was chatting about space rockets and "blasting off" to the moon so I immediately got onto youtube and we sat down to watch footage for loads of the Apollo and Shuttle launches (subtly ignoring a few unfortunate fireballs along the way). We then went on to look at the Apollo astronauts planting flags and bouncing around on the moon. She was really fascinated with it all, although at first she got a bit worried by all the fire and the equipment falling away as the rockets got going. The one thing which truly puzzled her though was watching the earth-rise from the perspective of the moon. Clearly at the age of two the idea of the world being round is a tricky one. I guess I saw these things on TV occasionally as a kid but being able to see them on demand really is awesome. I also still can't get over how long it is since anyone last stood on the moon. Just imagine the amazing footage we would get today with HD and 3D cameras!


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