The History of the Space Race

The Space Race went on through the 18th and 19th centuries. The rich and poor alike tried to be the first to successfully throw something at that horrible moon. Catapults only managed to cause collateral damage to neighboring homes. Gunpowder only backfired on the scientists involved, often quite literally. One woman believed that she could reach the moon through dreaming. She performed a series of meditations that allowed her to have lucid control of her dreams.

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