The space program - a symbol of dreams

Growing up in Florida I love seeing the space shuttle take off. Weather it was day or night you can see a light in the sky going towards space. It was such an amazing site. But every time I saw it take off, I have always felt to go after my dreams no matter how high it was. I now realize why God had told me that. The shuttle program was not only to put man in space, but it was to put man to reach for their dreams. And as they reach for their dreams breakthrough in the impossible will happen in their life time.

You may ask what kind of breakthroughs did the space program do for us ? Well let me name a few of them..

• As a reporter Walter Cronkite covered many of the space programs. He covered the first time man landed on the moon. “The space program was a major factor in maintaining some balance of what our country was all about,” he said. “That period was the most traumatic decade this country had since the Civil War. The Kennedy and King assassinations, the civil rights struggle, the Vietnam War. ... The country was splitting apart. The great thing about the space program in those days was (that) it kept us dreaming about the future, which had a very salutary effect in maintaining national sanity.”
• The program brought thousands of jobs to Florida, and brought millions of dollars in tourism
• Over 1,600 new technologies have been adopted by many industries. Here a few of them:
  - The Hubble Space telescope ! One of the many spinoffs from the Hubble telescope is the use of its Charge Coupled Device (CCD) chips for digital imaging breast biopsies. The resulting device images breast tissue more clearly and efficiently than other existing technologies. The CCD chips are so advanced that they can detect the minute differences between a malignant or benign tumor without the need for a surgical biopsy
  - MICROLASERS - Based on a concept for optical communications over interplanetary distances, microlasers were developed for the commercial market to transmit communication signals and to drill, cut, or melt materials.
  VOICE-CONTROLLED WHEELCHAIR - NASA teleoperator and robot technology used to develop chair and manipulator that respond to 35 one-word voice commands utilizing a minicomputer to help patient perform daily tasks, like picking up packages, opening doors, and turning on appliances.

There are just a few of many breakthroughs that came from the space program. So imagine what kind of breakthroughs will you have as you pursue your dreams. Maybe your dreaming on making a movie ? Some may say thats just wishful thinking but look what happen with movie Star Wars. Here is a movie that changed the movie industry forever. Till this day the Star Wars story is still expanding.

I believe God has given everyone of us dreams. These dreams are not just for you but for all of us. I need to dream so my breakthrough will be your breakthrough. But I need you to dream so your breakthrough will be my breakthrough. Lets dream together.