About me
Hey, my name is Lucy. I am a 16 year old Australian girl, who is passionate about science, technology, medicine, aviation and education. I have always been serious about my education. This is because I know where I want to go and what I have to do in order to achieve my goals. I am already a Mars Generation Student Space Ambassador.
I like to keep active and play sports such as, Water Polo, Netball, Basketball and I also love Swimming. Due to this, I am a very competitive and ambitious person. In my spare time I love to go shopping and see friends, take notes and read, watch documentaries (spaceflight and history usually), travel and spend time with family and my dog 'Ralph'. In the future I would love to become an Aerospace Engineer, or specialize Orthopedics and eventually work at NASA, SpaceX or any other aeronautical/spaceflight company. If all fails, I would love to travel, teaching people of all ages about the wonders of space and the excitement of spaceflight and of course, our journey to Mars and beyond! But hey, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION...
I like to keep active and play sports such as, Water Polo, Netball, Basketball and I also love Swimming. Due to this, I am a very competitive and ambitious person. In my spare time I love to go shopping and see friends, take notes and read, watch documentaries (spaceflight and history usually), travel and spend time with family and my dog 'Ralph'. In the future I would love to become an Aerospace Engineer, or specialize Orthopedics and eventually work at NASA, SpaceX or any other aeronautical/spaceflight company. If all fails, I would love to travel, teaching people of all ages about the wonders of space and the excitement of spaceflight and of course, our journey to Mars and beyond! But hey, FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION...
IGNITION OF PASSION AND LOVE
My love and passion for Space has been around for as long as I can remember. I can remember being 9 years old and creating a portfolio of all the planets and their qualities. I was watching a documentary, and became inspired by all the beauty of the planets, and how interesting each one was. I rushed off to my room to get stationary and all the essentials I needed to jot down and draw the information. My favourite planet at the time, was Neptune. I liked Neptune because it was 'pretty' and 'beautiful'. I remember wanting to live on Neptune, because to me it was a beautiful planet filled with enchanted forests and rainbow skies. Growing up, I soon found out that Neptune was a gas planet, and if I were to live there, I would die from intense amounts of methane and ammonia. Despite this, Neptune is still my favourite planet, as it sparked my interest for space and lead me to where I am today.
After I rushed to school to show my grade 3 teacher the portfolio I had put together, my interest and passion for space started to decline. Growing older, I found more things that excited and interested me like sports. I never really fell in love with space again until grade 8 when I was issued an assignment on the Hubble Space Telescope. Thus, on June 4th, 2014, I resumed my journey and decided I still absolutely loved space, all thanks to completing the assignment. Primarily, I wanted to be a Rocket Scientist and do research on rockets, propulsion methods, and different fuels. Soon, I was also inspired by the Expedition 42 crew to the ISS, and thought maybe becoming an Astronaut would be even cooler! Don’t get me wrong! I still love researching and sticking my nose into a good book about rocket propulsion, fuel sources, and science. Another thing that spiked my interest even more was the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crash and the Orbital ATK rocket failure. These two events happened around the same time, and I’ve always found Air Crash Investigations very interesting. |
My first ever Launch
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My first ever live launch (watched on NASA TV of course) was the Orion EFT-1 (Exploration Flight Test 1) atop the Delta IV Heavy. Orion launched on December 5, 2014. The mission was to test how well Orion travels, and if any design or space systems needed to be looked at and changed. The launch itself was beautiful. I fell in love with the Delta IV Heavy, it was stunning lifting off the pad. Being my first launch, the Orion EFT-1 was another huge influence on my decision to study STEM subjects, fall in love with space and hopefully work with NASA to send humans to Mars and beyond.
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