While we ease into a Monday morning in North Idaho, astronauts are once again circling the Moon—echoing the historic Apollo 8 mission.

I remember watching that moment as a teenager, when the world paused and listened as Genesis was read from space on Christmas Eve.

Today’s mission may be more advanced, but the journey feels familiar.

It also raises a simple question: why did we stop going? Maybe it wasn’t fear or cost. Maybe we just got distracted—like a dog chasing a scent until suddenly…“squirrel.”

And now, after all these years, we’re finding our way back.