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                                                                           Living the Dream


                                                Franklin Chang-Diaz joined the U.S. space program in


                                            1980. He became an astronaut in 1981. He went on seven


        Close Reading Tip                   space missions and spent more than 1,600 hours in space! He


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        heading.                            worked alongside astronauts from many countries. He felt

                                            proud to be a part of this community.


                                                Chang-Diaz is not an astronaut anymore, but he is still a



                                            scientist. He is working on building a rocket that could make


                                            space travel as easy as taking a plane. Imagine that! Franklin


                                            Chang-Diaz never met a challenge he could not handle.







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                        Why did the author call this section “Living the Dream”?


















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