11. What made you want to become an astronaut? Did someone inspire you? Or did you read about it in books? (A K2S Question)

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I wanted to be an astronaut from the time I was seven years old. I was most inspired by the Apollo program.

Answer provided by Col. USAF (Ret.) Rick Searfoss

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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