Argumentative Essay On Stary

As I work my way through the multiple layers of my Nonny’s standard overly-taped wrapping job, I catch my first glimpse of the word “Star.” Perfect. I feel a sense of relief engulf my seven year old body. Just as I asked for, that Star Wars Lego set showed up under the tree. As I continue to pry the wrapping paper off the box, it quickly becomes evident that my assumption was false. This is not what I asked for. “Starry Night.” Astronomy software for my PC? Why, Nonny? In my disappointment, I never thought that I’d be thanking her ten years later.
Spending hours upon hours exploring the far reaching stars and nebulae, first in the software, and then with my dad’s telescope, I had been quite literally starstruck by our impressive universe.

However, while searching through 360 degrees of my mind, no path forward for my quite nebulous interest presents itself. For now, I am stuck in a drab world with foggy windows that only clear when the sun goes down, presenting an entirely different world - one of beauty, one of serenity. As soon as the sun comes up, I am instantly back.
This cycle replays endlessly, night after night, for years, until I hear the words “Three. Two. One. Zero, and Lift-off of Space Shuttle Endeavour!” crack through my outdated television. I look on with complete concentration and fascination as Barbara Morgan, Idaho’s local astronaut, blasts through the atmosphere and the barriers in my mind. Right here, right now, I am dead set on working for NASA to develop the future of human space travel to Mars and beyond. As a participant in the college level Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars program, I was able to do just that.
The task seems simple enough: our team must design a mission to Mars. This includes all the necessary components, including launch vehicles, scientific rovers, and Mars habitats. From the moment the clock starts ticking until “liftoff”, we have six days. Our resources? Anyone who we can find and talk to at California’s NASA Ames Research Center, including engineers, scientists, and other researchers. As we piece together our mission plan, I am able to ask accomplished professionals about any questions or further interests that I have. In fact, I am still in contact with several of the brilliant people I met during the program. In the end, after countless setbacks and hours of thought, we tackle the complicated task, and “land” on Mars.
In the past, working in the space field was a pipe dream for many. NASA was truly the only major American space organization. As the years pass, however, NASA is no longer the only player in the industry. Day by day, the reality of privatized space travel creeps closer, and now, there are more and more opportunities to get involved and make a difference in future space travel. I will not let my team’s mission to mars be the last space mission I help design.