Wannabe Astronaut

Theresia Gouw

12.22.20

As a young girl, Theresia wanted to be an astronaut. So if she had to choose any mentor, dead or alive, well - that's an easy choice for her!

Wannabe Astronaut

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As a young girl, Theresia wanted to be an astronaut. So if she had to choose any mentor, dead or alive, well – that’s an easy choice for her!

Thuy

If you could choose anyone either alive today or in history to be a mentor, who would it be and why?
Theresia_Gouw

Theresia Gouw

All right, so this is going to say something about my dreams as a child. So when I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. So for me, that person would be Sally Ride because she was like my inspiration when I was a young kid and also into so many amazing things.

Thuy

That's a wonderful choice. You could still buy your way into space today.
Theresia_Gouw

Theresia Gouw

Who knew? Now, I could do it. Before it was an issue, if you had bad eyesight, you couldn't be a fighter pilot, so you couldn't be an astronaut. But now...

Thuy

Space tourism is coming.
Theresia_Gouw

Theresia Gouw

It's not quite the same, but yeah.
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