Hi everyone, I am new to this reddit topic but it's just that lately and this has been happening in recent years that I am almost in my 40s and feeling a giant regret in my life. Anyways I have a major love and passion for the 1950s and 1960s era especially the Space program. And I have a Masters in an aerospace degree but want to go back to university for Engineering. But the problem I am running into is of my age. I am 37 is that late? Am I screwed? I want to work for NASA.

Also is that I feel that in the 1950s and 1960s everything was advancing, and the future was positive with Supersonic jet travel, The apollo program and more. But I don't understand why things went downhill after that.

Also, I have to say is the music, I listen to Classical music, Classic Rock but lately and it's been growing on me is Malt shop music from the 1950s and 1960s I feel I belong in that era, I put the music playing on my laptop and in my car. I belong in an older era and would like to have a life like that, with an amazing lady and be able to have a house by the Space Coast in Florida. Even would love to take flying lessons and own a small plane.

If I had a time machine I would go back to the 1950s and 1960s go to university for engineering. become an engineer working on the Saturn V rockets and see it fly in person. I know there are NASA video coverages from that era but my gosh I wonder how that was seeing a massive skyscraper of a rocket launch like that and seeing it launch in person. Must have been legendary.

Anyways I am sorry about this. But Is this normal am I fantasizing about a bygone era. Is it possible for me to be an engineer. I know its difficult well aware of that, but I really want to do it and is passionate of vehicles and more. Also I love how things were of the era the mid-century style the cool cars, I would love to own a mustang of that era.

Also if this is the right reddit topic for it? If not please forgive me, did anyone back then was able to live in that time period and the 1970s? Also speaking of the 1970s I love Charlie's angels and Jaclyn Smith is gorgeous, and so is Barbara Eden of I Dream of Jeannie she is gorgeous.

Anyways the big question and sorry for this being long, I felt in tears typing this but am I an old soul? Am I screwed for life?