NASA's Final Mission Crew Visits the American Museum of Natural History
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"I just want to say that flying in space is really, really cool," said Atlantis pilot Doug Hurley, a New York native, to the kids crowded around the stage. "And one of you guys down here, hopefully, will be the person that walks on Mars in a few years. So work hard in school and stay out of trouble."
When it came time for the Q&A part of the event, kids posed questions like, "How do you become an astronaut?", "What's the best thing you can do in space that you cannot do on Earth?", "What did you do for fun in space?", "What do you eat in space?", "Does having no gravity make your stomach sick?", and "What, in your opinion, is a good quality or trait for an astronaut to have?"
And the crew had some inspirational answers. To the latter question, mission specialist Sandy Magnus responded, "I think you have to have a love of learning. Being in school is just like being an astronaut. As an astronaut, you're constantly learning things every day. It's a lot of fun."
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