NASA Sprinkles Stardust On Kid Journo, Gives Him First Big Scoop Via HONY


At this point, Humans Of New York is essentially a viral dream-accelerator for anyone Brandon Stanton points his lens towards. That photographic genie has struck again, emerging from his lantern and inadvertently granting another wild wish for one of his subjects. 

“My dad goes all over the world and learns about the news. One time he met a king. I want to be a reporter too. If I…

Posted by Humans of New York on Saturday, 14 November 2015

Of course, the tyke in question probably isn’t huge on genies – writing about science is more his thing. Specifically, rockets. New ones. Add on some of that trademark HONY hype, and NASA chimes in with our li’l’ buddy’s first press release.
“We *are* going to launch a new rocket into space!” says the awfully chipper response. 

“We’re developing NASA’s Space Launch System to be the world’s most powerful rocket and launch NASA’s Orion Spacecraft into deep space, first to lunar orbits then eventually farther on the journey to Mars.”

Good job, NASA.

It’s brief response, but it certainly does answer our intrepid friend’s question. Way to cut through the red tape and get to the crux of the issue, kid – we want the full write-up on our desk by sundown. 

Story via ABC.
Image via HONY. 

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