NASA replies to my daughter

Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago to Science

This is a wonderful idea for people with kids. My 6 year old recently mailed a letter to NASA with ideas for new exploration and general questions. Today she received a package in the mail from them. It is a thrill for a young child to get a package from NASA. We are spending the evening watching the "When We Left Earth" series.

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Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 10 months ago

I LOVE this! Thank you for sharing this with us...THIS is something I can use in the near future with my grandson. Our house also has huge LEGO enthusiasts in it. :) Congratulations to your daughter and family for participating in this fun learning experience. Great memories being made.

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  Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  Yeah, I strongly recommend it. NASA may not be what they once were, but they can still be a huge source of inspiration to a young mind. I plan on taking her to NASA in AL this spring. She's going to go nuts.
  
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    Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 10 months ago
    
    What a lucky girl :)
    
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Posted by Sesabatka 10 years, 10 months ago

God bless your daughter and her sense of wonder about the universe. I hope sometime in her life she witnesses the wonder of man returning to the exploration of space. Perhaps she will be one of those astronauts. I was 13 when we landed on the moon and my sense of wonder has continued to this day (I have a room full of books and models to prove it!) Thanks for reminding me of the first package I received from NASA. Tell your daughter to never lose her sense of wonder!

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  Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  Thank you for your kind words.
  
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Posted by xthinker88 10 years, 10 months ago

The future CEO of Taggart Transgalactic?

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  Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  Never know. She has a very balanced personality, and great determination, and a "light in the eyes" if that makes any sense. She is not a genius, but at the same time she seems to have an incredible potential, especially in her ability to apply knowledge.
  
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  Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  Hmm... there's a thought.
  I'll come back to it at the appropriate time, if I'm still here and it ever comes.
  
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    Posted by khalling 10 years, 10 months ago
    
    ?
    
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      Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
      
      I think H enjoys being a bit cryptic on occasion.
      
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Posted by MikeMarotta 10 years, 10 months ago

Very nice. I did the same thing as a child, asking for a job after college. I was about 20 years late showing up, but I did work on the space shuttle. Your daughter has a great future ahead of her. You are obviously a good parent.

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  Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  Thank you. I appreciate the compliment.
  
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Posted by minniepuck 10 years, 10 months ago

aww, she is an adorable girl! I'm happy for her and hope she continues exploring science. great story, will. thanks for sharing.

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Posted by khalling 10 years, 10 months ago

first of all, she is completely precious! yum! also, she will remember getting that package her WHOLE life. awesome. give us a glimpse into some of her ideas-unless you think they need to be protected-in which case PM dbhalling. ;)

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  Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  They were pics of what she would call advanced Mars rover designs. We would call them little Lego rovers. We had been talking about the Pathfinder mission, and she figured she could design a line of rovers for them using her Legos. The whole thing was totally cute.
  
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    Posted by Mimi 10 years, 10 months ago
    
    My kids took part in a contest for a Mars over design. We got to go test it out in Baltimore. Gosh I wish they were little like that again.
    
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Posted by RogerMalcolm 10 years, 10 months ago

I also did this when I was young and NASA sent me a package that was truly impressive. It made my older sister jealous causing her to write a letter too. Only she must not have wrote the right words or something because her return wasn't anything near what mine had been with full-colour photos and more. Neither of us grew up to be astronauts but I did join the Air Force. I wish I knew what happened to my letter. It's nice to see NASA still inspiring our youth.

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Posted by mmm2m8r 10 years, 10 months ago

That is fantastic. She is in good hands. Thanks for sharing.

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Posted by rockymountainpirate 10 years, 10 months ago

That's wonderful. A budding engineer there. I'm glad NASA did that, what a great way to encourage a child.

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Posted by stargeezer 10 years, 10 months ago

Awesome thing Will. Congrats on all, all around.

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Posted by lrbeggs 10 years, 10 months ago

What a lovely child and a wonderfully memorable experience!

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Posted by richrobinson 10 years, 10 months ago

That is really cool. Thank you for sharing this Will.

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Posted by sfdi1947 10 years, 10 months ago

It proves that at least someone in Government has the welfare of the people at heart, and your daughter is cute too!

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  Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  Thank you.
  
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Posted by jimslag 10 years, 10 months ago

That is so cool. Thanks for sharing it. I am sure that made her day,the guys at NASA are great for doing that.

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Posted by flanap 10 years, 10 months ago

I am all for exploring the universe, but not on my dime.

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  Posted by baron987 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  There are MANY other things we could be doing with our money - lower taxes for one - more research to get cheaper energy, not that windmill crap, but things like Fusion - also more research is needed to develop faster spacecraft, not that "Solar sail" idea either - how do you get back, tack into the Solar wind like a sailboat? - Going to other planets and moons is a waste of time and money. Until we can get there faster, why bother?
  
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  Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
  
  Much of the country feels the same way. Good thing we have the Russians to give us rides to the space station.
  
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    Posted by flanap 10 years, 10 months ago
    
    I am sure we are paying them.
    
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      Posted by WillH 10 years, 10 months ago
      
      Oh yeah. The current price is $70,000,000.00 per seat thru 2017. Source: http://www.space.com/20897-nasa-russia-a...
      
      But hey at least we do not have to pay for new spacecraft to build on manned space exploration, go to the moon, search for additional natural resources, or anything else like that.
      
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