Current Events Blog for Mrs. Countryman's AP United States History class at Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.
Monday, February 18, 2019
Mekinna Knight- Every Day's a Good day When You're Floating
When I came across this article I was interested in reviewing it because I always forget I have a fascination in this topic and when I come across it I get even more intrigued. This article covers an in-detail interview of NASA astronaut Anne McClain on the impact that living in space has on her life. McClain from a young age has always been drawn in by every aspect that comes with space and its entities, and she is one of the few that the rest of us who wanted to be astronauts get to live out our childhood dreams through. She explains the surreal feeling that overwhelms your body as you're in space and looking back down at Earth. Through this interview she flew a quarter of the way around the world. She explained how she goes around the earth 16 times a day and sees a sunrise every 45 minutes, although her favorite thing to watch is the moon. As the interview occurred a classroom full of children had the privilege of viewing her answering questions and floating around. The children had a chance to ask their own questions that varied from what do they eat to how do they sleep. when the interview came to a close McClain reminded the children that whatever dream they have is possible, as long as you put in the work and never give up on it.
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/17/695536882/every-day-is-a-good-day-when-you-re-floating-anne-mcclain-talks-life-in-space
In a similar yet much more tragic event that occurred January 28, 1986 when a NASA space shuttle carrying a teacher attempting to inspire her kids exploded only 23 seconds after take off, devastating and affecting millions.
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this was very well written
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