Every child has career ambitions while growing up. These future professions usually consist of things like; The President, Firefighter, Police Officer, and my favorite…The Spaceman. Growing up, I too dreamed of being a spaceman. It seemed like the easiest, coolest job ever, because as a child everything about space was mysterious and waaay better than being in class. Spaceman (as depicted in pop-culture) have no real job.
Here’s how I see a typical workday going:
Wake up at noon
Put on your space suit
Hang around
Receive call from NASA saying that you have a mission next week
Wait till next week
Board space ship
Fly to moon
Collect dirt and plant the flag
Return home
Repeat
In the last 15 years, my dreams of becoming a spaceman have slowly fizzled. I still think about it, but it’s not with the same ambition. It’s more to reminisce on what could have been…until I discovered a little thing called Virgin Galactic (www.virgingalactic.com). That’s right my friend. For a measly $100,000, Richard Branson himself will fly your sorry ass to space.
The dream lives on!
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