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>>12603501
>Be me, EMT
>Make shit money and work hellish hours
>Always had a love for space exploration but never entered it as a career because I’m shit at school
>One day I get a call from my sister saying that my Dad died
>Go to the funeral in Louisiana
>Nothing happens, he was dirt poor so he left no one anything
>Two days later I’m sitting in my hotel room looking at old pictures of our family.
>Say “fuck it” and decide to go to Orlando to watch the upcoming Falcon 9 launch at the time
>Mfw I got to see my first rocket launch live but from a few miles away
>Gutstheme.mp3 playing in my head as the Falcon 9 takes off
>Mfw the Falcon 9 was expended on this flight and burnt up over the Atlantic
>Went back to my room and cried for a bit
>I had to go back to work a few days later
I’d like to believe that a little bit of my father’s soul left on that rocket bro’s. I just want to go to space bro’s, even if I die up there it’ll be worth it.