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Rocket Kids: Burning Out Their Fuses Up There Alone

Once You Wish Upon a Star

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The text image is from the book Letters to John Glenn. It is an edited letter from a boy to John Glenn published in his book. This text can be found on page 24 of Letters to John Glenn. Rights holder for this text is World Book Encyclopedia Science Service and is being used on this site through Fair Use.

An eleven year old boy expresses his huge wish to John Glenn through a letter, the desire to be a Rocket Kid. He would give up all of the glory associated with space exploration just to be a Rocket Kid and explore space at his age.