更新时间:2018-07-29 16:18作者:才子老师
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MynameisClara.IstillrememberthatchillyDecemberday,sittinginscienceclass.I'dfinishedaworksheetearlyandpickedupaTIMEforKidsmagazine.Apieceofnewscaughtmyeye:NASAwasholdinganessaycontesttonameitsMarsrover(火星探测器).BeforeIevenknewanythingelseaboutit,asinglewordfloodedmy11-year-oldmind:Curiosity.
Icouldn'twaitforthebelltoringsoIcouldgetstartedonmyessay.Thatafternoon,Iracedhome,satdownatthecomputer,andtypeduntilmyfingersached.“Curiosityisaneverlastingflamethatburnsineveryone'smind….”
Fivemonthslater,mymomreceivedaphonecall,andimmediately,awidesmilesPadacrossherface.
OnAugust5,2012,at10:31pm,therovernamedCuriositytoucheddownsafelyonthesurfaceofMars,andIwashonoredtohaveafront-rowseatinNASA.
CuriosityissuchanimportantpartofwhoIam.Ihavealwaysbeenfascinatedbythestars,theplanets,theskyandtheuniverse.Irememberasalittlegirl,mygrandmotherandIwouldsittogetherinthebackyardforhours.She'dtellmestoriesandpointoutthestars.GrandmalivedinChina,thousandsofmilesawayfrommyhomeinKansas,butthestarskeptustogetherevenwhenwewereapart.Theywerealwaysthere,yettherewassomuchIdidn'tknowaboutthem.That'swhatIlovesomuchaboutspace.