Quote Originally Posted by halfeye View Post
There were a lot of people watching their TVs to see Neal Armstrong take that giant leap for mankind. The picture was not very good, and the sound wasn't brilliant, but it was live from the fricking Moon. Just because you don't like something doesn't mean nobody does, sometimes you are with the majority, sometimes you are on your own, and usually you can't tell which is which.
I'd add that many of us weren't even from either country concerned. My parents thought it important enough to make sure I was awake to see it (gone midnight during a school week to boot), and one of my friends still resents his parents not waking him up for it.

Lots of people care about "Space", even now. It's just not bundled up in a big event like the Moon landing(s) were.