Once an astronaut, now Mike Massimino can’t wait to be a space tourist
by Nathan Mattise from Ars Technica - All content on (#2Q55N)
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NEW ORLEANS-Mike Massimino wanted to be an astronaut ever since Neil Armstrong inspired the former six-year-old. He obsessed over space so much, in fact, his mom once converted an elephant costume from Massimino's first-grade play into his official flight suit.
"She cut the tail off and made it an astronaut," he said while sharing a vintage Polaroid on stage at this year's Collision Conference. "I didn't have any friends apparently, so Snoopy was my copilot."
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