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1trinagirl

Sign me up!

Aug 01, 2005 21:49

Ok----usually I don't share my original dream----quite honestly it was too painful to lose. Usually people know me for YEARS, before knowing that this was my dream and desire for life. But, here goes.

I wanted to be an astronaut. I lived an hour and twenty-three minutes from "HOUSTON." -----now, to be honest that isn't Houston proper------" ( Read more... )

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Space... anonymous August 2 2005, 14:11:53 UTC

As a child growing up in Huntsville, Alabama (the "Rocket City") I wanted to be an astronaut as well. I remember many trips to the Space and Rocket Center, and was always fascinated, no matter how many times I'd been before. So many of my relatives worked for NASA, or subcontractors: My grandfather helped design the shuttle wings, my Great Uncle trained those who would later spacewalk, my 2nd cousin worked on propulsion...etc. One day in 1979 I was playing in my bedroom when the whole house started to shake and I could hear a distant roar just over the mountain near my house. As it grew louder, I sprinted outside and looked to the top of the mountain just in time to see a low-flying 747 with a very special passenger on board...Space Shuttle Columbia. It was flying low and slow...right above me, lurching through the air with a deafening roar. I will NEVER forget it. I was determined to be a fighter pilot and astronaut as well until my vision went 20/40 at the age of 16. My cousin-in-law's father is a Department Head at NASA ( ... )

Re: Space... 1trinagirl August 2 2005, 14:26:09 UTC

WOW!! What an amazing memory forever!! Seeing Columbia-----how cool! Yes, I am with you-----if they are looking for volunteers--I will jump in for a ride in space ANYTIME!!

Thanks for the comment---I am glad I am not alone in my yearning for SPACE!!!