Astronaut Camp Gives Kids a Taste of Space
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| Jody Kerzman |
| 7/12/2010 |
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| Every kid dreams of going to space and being an astronaut. It`s a dream that not many will ever achieve, but a group of first- through third-grade boys is learning exactly what it takes to make that dream a reality. They are attending Astronaut Camp. Arin Edmundson always wanted to be an astronaut. "I dreamed about going to space as a kid," said Edmundson. She`s never achieved that dream, but she`s come pretty close. She`s spending the week teaching these boys what it takes to be an astronaut. On the first day of astronaut camp, they`re learning about different smells in space. "The idea is when you`re up in space the smell of different things that go on in a space station. Need to know what`s going on, like if there`s an electrical fire. We`re training their noses to be astronauts," said Edmundson. They`ll also get a chance to make astronaut suits and learn about the diet of an astronaut. "We`ll make and try and dehydrate our own foods just like real astronauts do," said Edmundson. And these kids think being a real astronaut would be pretty cool.. "Get to see different things," said 7-year-old Nathan Weiler. Seven-year-old Hale Bradley said, "I really wanted to go to the moon when I was little." Now that he`s older and wiser Hale still thinks a trip to space would be pretty fun. "I don`t know. "Just think it would be cool," said Hale. And after a week of astronaut camp, Hale will know better what it takes to make that dream come true.. Arin has planned this astronaut camp using materials straight from NASA, so it`s as close to the real thing as possible. |
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