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Thu, Dec 12, 2013

Six-Year-Old Establishes Petition To Save NASA Funding

Says He Wants To Preserve His Dream To Fly In Space

A Colorado first-grader has dreams of being an astronaut, as do likely many youngsters in the nation. But six-year-old Connor Johnson of Denver, under the advisement of his parents, is doing more than dreaming.

Johnson has filed an electronic petition on the White House 'We the People' website. The petition simply states "Increase NASA funding. So we can discover new worlds, protect us from danger and to make dreams come true. Increase the funding for NASA so that children can dream of exploring the universe. Science funding is the future of our country."

So far, the petition has gathered over 12,000 electronic signatures in support of increased funding for the space agency. But it has a long way to go. It needs to gather 87,731 more by December 29. The White House responds to petitions on the site that reach 100,000.

In an interview with KUSA television in Denver, Connor said that "The whole reason I want to be an astronaut is so I can discover new worlds to discover asteroids or stuff that I could build stuff out of."

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