How crazy is this astronaut story? I'm a little confused as to why it got on the front page of both the Washington Post and the New York Times - something to do with
my theory that caring about the space program is generational. (As in, I don't, especially.) But anyway, I think the news outlet that, so far, has best tackled the wackiness of this story is Wednesday's online chat with the Post's gossip columnists. It started with this question and answer and just got better. Read it
here:
When Astronauts Attack!: Ladies: Is this not the best story, like, ever? However many billions of dollars have been spent on the space program, they have clearly been worth it for leading up to this.
Amy Argetsinger: Mesmerizing stuff. Nothing but readers. Anyone care to break down why we're so fascinated by this? I guess it's the woman-who-seems-to-have-it-all-flipping-out-in-the-name-of-love angle.
(Go ahead, read
the whole transcript.)
1 comment:
Such a juicy story. I watched a lot of the astronaut movies (Right Stuff, Apollo 13), the whole "Earth to the Moon" series, and I must say, watching "Earth to the moon" really gave me a sense of the deep romance America has attached to the early NASA missions in the '60s and '70s. This story is so freaking juicy - I devoured it when it was on the front page of the NYT. It was definitely my first click when I saw it on the front page.
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