On the Past, Present, \& Future of 60Fe (and 26Al)

The radioactive isotopes $^{60}$Fe and $^{26}$Al have been detected in the galactic plane of the Milky Way through their diffuse by $\gamma$-ray emission, on the Earth in deep sea manganese crusts, on the Moon in returned lunar samples, and in meteoritic inclusions. I will discuss the colorful history, exciting present, and future of our attempts to calibrate the nuclear astrophysics of these two radionuclides.