ITT we share how we got into space exploration and general space autism as kids. I’ll start
>be young me, five years old
>curious kid, like looking at the sky, yada yada
>parents recognise this, start to buy me all kinds of special interest books for kids on various topics
>had this one book about the moon I’d obsessively read as a five year old
>this expands to detailed books about the solar system, space exploration, all that stuff over the next few years
>known as the space kid in my class, grow up wanting to be scientist or astronaut
Fast forward to now
>ended up specialising in political science and anthropology
>didn’t have the skill with physics to handle hardcore science and astronomy, as much as I love the concepts and still do I just couldn’t crack the mathematics
>still have that passion
>occasionally wonder while looking at the night sky what could have been
I want to go to space bros.
>be young me, five years old
>curious kid, like looking at the sky, yada yada
>parents recognise this, start to buy me all kinds of special interest books for kids on various topics
>had this one book about the moon I’d obsessively read as a five year old
>this expands to detailed books about the solar system, space exploration, all that stuff over the next few years
>known as the space kid in my class, grow up wanting to be scientist or astronaut
Fast forward to now
>ended up specialising in political science and anthropology
>didn’t have the skill with physics to handle hardcore science and astronomy, as much as I love the concepts and still do I just couldn’t crack the mathematics
>still have that passion
>occasionally wonder while looking at the night sky what could have been
I want to go to space bros.
