5. Actually only fine-grained tasks (like landing) were controlled by computer. The mission as a whole was controlled by a massive cyborg. Three people and some electronics up in space + thousands of ppl and many computers on the ground. All linked over a few thin comms channels.
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What else is out there, similar to the Moon landing? (This is a genuine question; I'd love to hear ideas.) What might we achieve in the next 50–100 years that can be celebrated all at once?
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I don't think there's anything quite like getting to the Moon (although I'd love to be proven wrong). Nothing as symbolic and intuitive even to children. Certainly putting someone on Mars will be *awesome*. But it's just not as novel. We already took the low-hanging orb.
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So that's why I think the Moon landing was so exceptional. Not because it's a height of progress we won't see again, but because it was our biggest and best shot at a singular technological *performance*. And we nailed it :D
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