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“WANTED: Astronauts for Flight to Callisto”, the sign that caught my eye as I walk passed the front desk at the NASA Ames Research Center hoping for an internship. This must be really expensive and it does not seem like there is a limit to how many astronauts they are looking for. It is also surprising that I only have to pay $1000 to sign up as long as I do not have a criminal record or any suspicious reason to leave the planet. The fine print warns applicants of possible risks during the mission. But with my knowledge of the Earth and Space Sciences, I will know most of the effects of space flight to astronauts during a mission and so I am positive that I can survive this flight no matter what happens.
Considering I have nothing to lose by going and it has always been my dream to go to space, I decided to sign up for the flight. Callisto would be really exciting to explore because ever since I saw its pictures in my first college astronomy class, it has always been my favorite out of all the satellites in the solar system. Having a diameter of 4,821 kilometers, Callisto is the third largest satellite in the solar system, after Ganymede and Titan. It orbits past Jupiter’s main radiation belts. The satellite’s surface looks very glittery to me because of all the craters on it since Callisto is the most heavily cratered object in the solar system. The sparkle on this satellite was my inspiration until I graduated with a degree in astronomy. It will now be my inspiration

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