This comic was meant to go up on Friday but life got in the way, so it’s a couple of days late.
Friday marked the 43rd anniversary of the moon landing which put the first humans ever on the moon. I was born in 1980 so I missed this incredible event. But what a feeling it must have been to have witnessed it, let alone how it actually felt for the astronauts who were up there!
We* went back to the moon 5 more times. The last time was in 1972. We stopped going due to the cost of it. Basically, we’d set out to do something, and we did it. There are no official plans to return right now.
Practically, I can understand why we haven’t returned of course. But when I let my fantasy roam, I can’t help but wonder what the moon would look like at night if we had little cities up there. Imagine when we see a half moon, one half lit up from the sun, the other glittering with orange patterns. Ah… let’s all enjoy that sci-fi image for a while… 🙂
*By “we” I generally mean humans, but “we” can be read as “Americans” since it has only been American missions that have landed on the moon to date. Other countries are planning their own moon landing missions, so while Americans may not be returning any time soon, there could still be humans heading up there in the near future.
Very nice! I found your comic only recently, but it’s one of my favorites already.
(a minor quibble: the CSM would have been the other way round when braking into Moon orbit)
Hi Hobbes! Thank you so much for the comment! And thanks for the info! I may edit that in the comic… Hope you continue to return! Updates are irregular so following me on twitter (@imycomic) or “liking” the Cosmical FB page will alert you of all future updates quickest! Or the RSS feed of course!