Space has captivated mankind since our earliest days. We wonder what is up there beyond our reach, and it fascinates us. I have recently been thinking about how social media is a lot like space exploration. It holds a lot of mystery, and it inspires us to learn what is out there beyond our geographical confines.

Why do we constantly strive to understand the things we do not know? Can any of us adequately answer that question? I sincerely ask for your ideas and opinions on this. I think the simple answers are at our fingertips. It excites us to get our brain cells working, and to make something new and useful happen, but it goes much deeper than this.

Just think of all the great possibilities for us as we discover new things. When we stretch our imagination, we reach beyond our own current capabilities and it keeps us moving forward. The desire to learn about the things which are just beyond our grasp has inspired countless innovations to bring us closer. Those innovations include boats, trains, airplanes, cars, telephones, the Internet, and many more … even space ships.

Social media uses are about as vast as outer space. In the case of the upcoming launch of Space Shuttle Discovery live Webcast and chat with the astronauts, it brings back excitement of space travel … at least to me.
Perhaps generations have changed the pursuits of children, and space travel is not quite as exciting as it was in 1969 when the world looked up at the moon with awe and NASA astronauts walked where so many of us only gaze. When my son’s kindergarten class each walked across a stage in costumes representing what they hope to be when [...]