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This week’s story is brought to us by reader Gene Cross.
These are the things that made me want to become an engineer:
- My third grade teacher was passionate about astronomy, and she passed that passion and love on to me.
- My dad let me use his spotting scope to view the moon and planets.
- I built my own telescopes and was wowed by Saturn and her rings.
- The Space Race was on, and I wanted to be a part of the great adventure.
- Apollo came to an end and so being a space scientist was “out.”
- Optical engineers were in great demand, so I signed up and never looked back.
But it all started with my third grade teacher!
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