Halfway to something

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December 30, 2005: Restored Apollo-era Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Today Bill Clinton’s first presidential inauguration — Jan. 20, 1993 — marks the halfway point between the moon landing and the present day. Starting now, events during the Clinton administration shift past this historical marker.

Remember a country that, literally and metaphorically, thought the sky was the limit? I miss that place, or at the very least, I miss hearing about it.

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