• Question: @David What made you want to be an Astronaut and do you still dream about doing it? From Amelia

    Asked by Amelia to David on 15 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by Sashabasharooney.
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      David Robertson answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      I remember watching the Apollo astronauts launching from the surface of the moon on live TV and thought that looked really exciting. I still think it is, but I was never clever or brave enough to be an astronaut. It is actually a really dangerous profession and you have to be tremendously clever to be able to do all the training (including learning Russian). I dream about it but don’t think I can make it happen for me. If you want to be one then go for it!

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