A Brief Pause From The Ordinary..., Demographics time--please just humor me |
A Brief Pause From The Ordinary..., Demographics time--please just humor me |
Apr 18 2005, 01:52 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 17-April 05 Member No.: 236 |
I just joined this community last night, and I'm just curious about some of the people here. I'm only 19 years old, but I'm more interested in all things space than anyone I've ever met. Just out of curiosity, what are people's ages in this forum?
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Apr 19 2005, 03:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 12-February 05 From: Utah Member No.: 167 |
Hey all....I'm 34 and I worked as a tech support rep (over the phone) for 7 years before moving into a quasi-supervisory position (listening in on other techs and coaching them) and am now in training for a pre-sales position answering questions about networking equipment. I got hooked on the space program by the Voyager flyby of Uranus and the Challenger disaster when I was in high school. I'd hoped to become an astronaut and/or get into a career in space science, but I had too hard a time with calculus
I live in Utah, but I've lived in some other places over the years as well. I've even been lucky enough to see a space shuttle launch in Florida (at night, no less, two miles from the launch pad) and I've seen the shuttle Enterprise in the Udvar-Hazy center. (Too bad the space hangar wasn't fully opened yet! I plan on going back to D.C. sometime and seeing that again, as well as lots of other spacecraft, planes, and things). And who knows, my dream of going into space may yet come true. This board is awesome, and I enjoy keeping up on the Mars rovers, Cassini, and other space projects. I also enjoy building models of aircraft and spacecraft, and I built a paper model of the MER, which enjoyed a prominent place at my cubicle before I got transferred and sent to training for my current position. -------------------- - My signature idea machine is busted right now.
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Apr 19 2005, 03:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 11-March 04 Member No.: 56 |
As of the last post, the median age was 34 and the mean 35. There is quite a cluster of us in our mid-30s (birthdates 1968-1974). I wonder if being exposed to the Vikings and Voyagers at a young age had a lasting impact, or if it was something else. But none of us is old enough to remember the Apollo missions.
The 33 people who have answered so far fit neatly into 3 cohorts: eleven born before 1965; eleven 1965-1975 (actually 1968-1974, as above); and eleven born since 1975, who I guess are too young to remember Viking or even maybe Voyager at Jupiter. I wonder what differences in outlook that creates (if anything). |
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Apr 19 2005, 07:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (David @ Apr 18 2005, 10:30 PM) As of the last post, the median age was 34 and the mean 35. There is quite a cluster of us in our mid-30s (birthdates 1968-1974). I wonder if being exposed to the Vikings and Voyagers at a young age had a lasting impact, or if it was something else. But none of us is old enough to remember the Apollo missions. It does bring up the possibility that one or more of those in the middle range were either conceived or born while Apollo astronauts were actually on the surface of the Moon, though... talk about a lunar influence, eh? -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Apr 19 2005, 01:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 14-March 05 Member No.: 195 |
QUOTE (dvandorn @ Apr 19 2005, 07:39 AM) QUOTE (David @ Apr 18 2005, 10:30 PM) As of the last post, the median age was 34 and the mean 35. There is quite a cluster of us in our mid-30s (birthdates 1968-1974). I wonder if being exposed to the Vikings and Voyagers at a young age had a lasting impact, or if it was something else. But none of us is old enough to remember the Apollo missions. It does bring up the possibility that one or more of those in the middle range were either conceived or born while Apollo astronauts were actually on the surface of the Moon, though... talk about a lunar influence, eh? -the other Doug interesting.. |
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