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    The nasa wants to send humans to mars on a two year mission. Micah Wilson wants to be THE FIRST human to set foot on the red planet. He grew up dreaming of seeing silvery cylinders leaping into the air. Despite the amazing beauty of what used to be his home, it looks desolate.

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    Mars

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    ThePlaceOfMyDreams

    Prologue
    Inthelate2030sandearly2040stheNationalAeronautics
    andSpaceAssociationwantstosendhumanstomarsona
    twoyearmission.I,MicahWilsonwanttogo.Thisstoryis
    aboutwhatwouldmostlikelyhappenifIgotthechance.
    Enjoy.

    Theplaceofmydreams

    4-7-2043
    CapeCanaveral-Pad39A

    15:21
    Ihadalwaysdreamtofthem;silverycylindersleapingintothe
    air;firegushingoutofnozzleswitharoar.AsaboyIreadbooks
    aboutspaceandrockets,menwhodaredtogointoit,books
    aboutordinarypeoplewithonethingincommon,theirhunger
    forknowledge.AtagesevenIdidaprojectaboutBuzzAldrin,
    thesecondmanonthemoon,andhavealwaysputhiminhigher
    esteemthanNeilArmstrong,thefirst.Icontinuedtostudy
    spaceandatagetenreadROCKETBOYS,byHomerHickam,
    andIlearnedabouttheanatomyofrocketsandthenecessary
    componentstomakearocketfly.

    15:25


    NowIsitinthiscapsuleaboardthisrocketawaitingthesightI
    madesofamiliarfromadifferentperspective.Newsflash:Iwill
    beTHEFIRSThumantoEVERsetfootontheredplanet.

    15:28
    Houstoncomesonovertheheadsetmountedintomyhelmet,
    Twentysecondsandcounting.Tminus15seconds,guidanceis
    internal.Twelve,11,10,9,ignitionsequencestarts.Aroarfills
    myears.6,5,4,3,2,1,Asuddenpressureisplacedacrossmy
    bodyandIamfilledwithadrenaline.Allenginesrunning......LIFT
    OFF!Iturnonmymicrophoneandgivethereportthatwehad
    clearedthetower.MymissionCommanderAlexGabletunedin
    andstartedtalking,ThisistheFalconhere,Hades9mission,
    Liftoffissuccessful.
    15:35
    Sevenminuteslaterourviewoutthewindowhaschanged,Ilook
    outandIsee.........nothing,thatisifyoulookthewayIam.
    Lookingoutthewindowtomyleftorrightyouseealargewall
    ofblueandgreen,ormoreofagraduallyshrinkingorb.Despite
    theamazingbeautyofwhatusedtobemyhomeitlooksso
    bleak,sodesolate,solonelythatIamfilledwithagreat
    sadness.Lookingbackattheplanetfillsmewithemptiness.I
    leanbackinmychair,lookat
    Alex,andaskasimplequestion,Ready?Yeah,turniton.is
    thereply.
    Heleansback,almostshouldertoshoulderwithme.Ireachfor
    alever,tapafewbuttons,andpullthelever.Thebackstage,
    oursolidfuelboostersfelloff.

    15:38
    WecontinueonwardinourjourneytoMars,staringoutthe
    windowandoccasionallypressingbuttons.Irealize,mostpeople
    thinkofspaceasabeautifulplace,frompicturesseenonline,


    butno,itisbleak,desolate,devoidofanythingformillionsof
    miles.IneverydirectionexceptbackIseenothing.

    16:22
    Wehavebeengoingonformorethananhournow.....Nothing
    hasreallychanged.Wecanstillseetheearth,andstillwesee
    nothingelseinanyotherdirection.Iopenthehatchsituatedat
    thebottomofthecapsuleandfloatdownintothelivingarea.
    JustfloatingaroundIbegintothinkandamfilledwithan
    overjoyedfeeling.Iamgoingtotheplaceofmydreams.

    Epilogue

    5yearslater

    TheCharlotte
    Observer
    Todaymarksthethirdanniversarythatourastronautsreturnedtoearth
    fromtheplanetmarsafteratwoyearmissionthere.Congratulations
    astronautsandthankyouforallthatyoudidforthiscountry.

    Acknowledgements
    ThankyoutoMrs.Passe,theworldsbest5thgradeteacher,forlettingusdothisassignment.

    ThankyouBuzzAldrinforinspiringmetodomystoryonthistopic.

    ThankyouGraham,SantoshandConnorforbeingmypeereditors.


    Abouttheauthor
    MynameisMicahWilson,Iamanelevenyearoldboywhoonedaywishestogotomars.I
    wrotethisstorybasedonmygoalsforthefuture.

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