A closer look
Humanity went from barely skipping across a sandy beach in a wooden kite to playing golf on the lunar surface in less time than the average lifespan of a sea turtle. In 1903, the Wright brothers managed a 12-second powered flight that covered barely 120 feet. Just 66 years later, in 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped out of a highly advanced spacecraft onto the moon. It is a wildly compressed timeline of technological supremacy that really makes you feel bad about what you achieved this week.
