Childhood dreams of becoming an astronaut from "summary" of Riding Rockets by Mike Mullane
As a child, I was captivated by the idea of exploring the vast unknown of outer space. The thought of floating weightlessly among the stars, venturing to distant planets, and experiencing the awe-inspiring beauty of the cosmos filled me with an intense sense of wonder and excitement. I spent countless hours gazing up at the night sky, dreaming of one day becoming an astronaut and embarking on my own cosmic adventures. My childhood fascination with space travel was fueled by a combination of imagination and curiosity. I devoured books about space exploration, poring over the details of Apollo missions and the brave men and women who ventured into the great beyond. I built model rockets and spaceships, pretending to blast off into the unknown as I soared through the backyard with reckless abandon. As I grew older, my dream of becoming an astronaut never wavered. I was determined to defy the limits of gravity and soar into the heavens, to push the boundaries of human knowledge and experience the thrill of space travel firs...
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