by StarCuriousAero » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:50 pm
My first thought was that some of that age cluster between 50-69 must be due to that being the boomer bracket, although after looking up the numbers that no where near accounts for the surge.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us/Age_distribution
Indeed, it must be that this group was the most energized by the Space Race, and it saddens me that NASA's budget might get cut even further, causing even fewer youngsters to become enraptured with the Final Frontier.
I discovered APOD during my last semester of college, 3 1/2 years ago, when I finally got the chance to take an Astronomy class, at which point I became somewhat angry at the educational system for never having exposing me to Astronomy prior to being pushed on my career path. I guess it's still not too late to go back, and astrophysics could even be a decent Masters to pursue from my Aerospace degree, although I've accepted that Astronomy makes a spectacular hobby as well, and APOD helps me stay alert of the cutting edge discoveries. KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK!!
My first thought was that some of that age cluster between 50-69 must be due to that being the boomer bracket, although after looking up the numbers that no where near accounts for the surge.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us/Age_distribution
Indeed, it must be that this group was the most energized by the Space Race, and it saddens me that NASA's budget might get cut even further, causing even fewer youngsters to become enraptured with the Final Frontier.
I discovered APOD during my last semester of college, 3 1/2 years ago, when I finally got the chance to take an Astronomy class, at which point I became somewhat angry at the educational system for never having exposing me to Astronomy prior to being pushed on my career path. I guess it's still not too late to go back, and astrophysics could even be a decent Masters to pursue from my Aerospace degree, although I've accepted that Astronomy makes a spectacular hobby as well, and APOD helps me stay alert of the cutting edge discoveries. KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK!!