Editor’s Note: New Heights

by: Chris Ohana

Ask five-year-olds what they want to be when they grow up and we may hear “astronaut,” “dinosaur paleontologist,” or even “princess.” Rather than repeat all of the more realistic professions surrounding them, they go with jobs that capture their imagination—riding in a spaceship, digging up Triceratops, or being waited on hand and foot. In this issue, we present lessons and programs that will help students realize their dreams of traveling to space.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2008Stock # sc08_046_01_6Volume 046Issue 01

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