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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 ::
OK, Honestly Now Don't get me wrong, I'm as glad as everyone that to some extent the Centennial of Flight includes a celebration of spaceflight as well as aviation, with such people as John Glenn and Buzz Aldrin playing important parts in marking the anniversary. That said, how connected are the two, really? Rocketry, of course, long predates powered flight. Sure, you have programs like the X-15 that combine the two, and there probably wouldn't be a Space Shuttle in its current form without the airplane (although, technically, the Space Shuttle, in its "aircraft" mode, functions as a glider, rather than an airplane). But, I can't think of any reason why the Mercury, Gemini, or even Apollo programs could not have occurred independently of the development of powered flight (Civilization technology trees aside).