December Meme - 12/4
Dec. 4th, 2013 09:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sophiapHere is my response for 12/4 for this meme. The prompt is from cassiopeia7, who asked me "How and when did your love of space start?"
I have very, very vague memories of seeing broadcsts of (I think) Apollo 15 and being told by my cousin that "that man is walking on the moon." I was young enough that the rarity of it didn't sink in - all that I knew was that this was a thing you could do, and it was neat.
My love of space grew with my love of all things science and nature as a child. I loved, loved, loved going to the science museum/planetarium and seeing the films about the solar system and the stars. I read this book nearly to pieces (and I still have my copy!).
A love of science fiction (Star Trek, then Star Wars) cemented my interest in space, I think. The thought of going "out there" and seeing more just seemed like a natural part of my life. I couldn't understand not being interested. Then, the Voyager missions happened. And the Cosmos miniseries. I would read articles in Omni, Scientific American, etc.
I hate to say it, but school nearly killed my interest in hard science. I got it into my head that I was "bad at math" (not true, long story) and went in to the humanities instead. I did take basic astronomy as an elective in college, though. My interest has never really waned, although my personal studies into astrophysics and cosmology have picked up again big time in the past couple of years (along with readings on things like string theory and particle physics). Sometimes I have to wonder what might have been...
cassiopeia7, who asked me "How and when did your love of space start?"I have very, very vague memories of seeing broadcsts of (I think) Apollo 15 and being told by my cousin that "that man is walking on the moon." I was young enough that the rarity of it didn't sink in - all that I knew was that this was a thing you could do, and it was neat.
My love of space grew with my love of all things science and nature as a child. I loved, loved, loved going to the science museum/planetarium and seeing the films about the solar system and the stars. I read this book nearly to pieces (and I still have my copy!).
A love of science fiction (Star Trek, then Star Wars) cemented my interest in space, I think. The thought of going "out there" and seeing more just seemed like a natural part of my life. I couldn't understand not being interested. Then, the Voyager missions happened. And the Cosmos miniseries. I would read articles in Omni, Scientific American, etc.
I hate to say it, but school nearly killed my interest in hard science. I got it into my head that I was "bad at math" (not true, long story) and went in to the humanities instead. I did take basic astronomy as an elective in college, though. My interest has never really waned, although my personal studies into astrophysics and cosmology have picked up again big time in the past couple of years (along with readings on things like string theory and particle physics). Sometimes I have to wonder what might have been...
