Ed White became the first American to conduct a spacewalk on June 3, 1965. In celebration of this fiftieth anniversary, NASA released a 30 minute documentary on spacewalks and our future journey to Mars.
This is a fascinating story of innovation and progress. Of course, such is the story of the entire space program.
One of my favorite quotes from the documentary is: “when floating out in the void of space, they are standing on the shoulders of giants, making new discoveries by building on a prestigious legacy.”
NASA had to keep building upon her work to get to where she wanted to go. Her strategy was simple. Go in stages. Learn. Adjust. Keep building.
And look at what mankind accomplished in only 50 years!
After watching this video, I could not help but reflect on the reality that the history of gospel advancement is similar. We have often gone in stages, learned along the way, made adjustments, and built upon what came before. And this pattern will continue. But, oh, we move slowly. So slowly. And I’m not convinced that slow progress is always from the Spirit.