Mission Mars: How to Get into the Space Program (Book 1): Make it to the On-site Testing (Part 1): (Chapter 1)
"Plants Discovered on Mars", the headline read. What??? I raced to tell my best friend, John, the news. John and I wanted to apply to the astronaut training program, but we weren't sure if we would be able to get in. My brother, Asher, had already applied the year before, but had been sent home on the second day. right now, Asher is helping John and me train. We only have a month left before it is time to apply online. The online application is to decide who gets to actually go to the training school for tests to see if we qualify. That is why John and I spend all our free time training. I headed over to John's house, where we trained together. Asher and John were already there. "Have you heard the news?", I asked them. "No, what news?", Asher and John asked. "The news about the plants they discovered on Mars. Now, the astronaut training school will be more popular than ever.", I told them. ...