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My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these two areas.

I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one.

Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also.

Landing on the moon was a dream that millions of kids have had for hundreds of years.

Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.

Although as a boy I had dreamed about going into space, I had completely forgotten about that until one day I received a call from an astronaut, who suggested that I should join the program.

Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.

I have lived the American dream in every aspect, and now I hope to make a very big impact in helping the planet.

As a young boy, I had strange dreams of affecting people and somehow being instrumental in changing the makeup of Africa and helping to improve life there.