I Wish to Be an Astronaut 

Nine-year-old Giuseppe, from Italy, knew exactly what to tell volunteers from the Make-A-Wish^® Italy when they visited him to discuss his wish–he said that he would love to be an astronaut. Giuseppe’s wish was to go to Cape Canaveral to visit the base at NASA and see the launch of a rocket. It was clear that Giuseppe knew all about NASA and being an astronaut. He informed volunteers that NASA was in America and that it is the military base where rockets are launched. He told them he wanted to go because he loves rockets, and "to see them go into space would be so amazing." With some assistance from the folks at Make-A-Wish^® of America, Giuseppe and his family travelled to America to visit NASA and Giuseppe received his wish to be an astronaut!

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