Authors Note: I wrote this story so I could get the last few things checked off on my Master Rubric. In this piece I tried to make a strong conclusion and introduction and I also tried to add detail to the body paragraphs.
Finally, the time had come for him to begin his journey. Take one small step for a man. The giant leap for mankind. He strapped on his space shoes, and placed the helmet gently on his head. He stood up on the rocket platform and waved, and everyone clapped. This man was about to go to Pluto, almost an impossibility. Until now. He pulled himself into the rocket and buckled into the seat. His partner was already in the rocket, ready to take off. A deep voice began the countdown, and before he knew it, he was off into space.
The man and his partner calculated the distance from Earth to Pluto: 4.67 billion miles. About an eleven year journey. Though the man didn’t care. He was about to make history. The first three months went by very quickly, and their journey continued without any struggle. Every so often a small meteorite would float by. There was plenty of food on the ship, so starving to death was the least of their worries.
Most of the journey the man wondered why he even wanted to do this, what made him decide to take the risk? He had remembered being a little kid, and hearing about Neil Armstrong and his adventure to the moon. Ever since that day he knew he wanted to be like Neil. He wanted to change history, and he never gave up on his dream. In Language Arts in 4th grade, his biography was on Neil Armstrong. In 7th grade, his science project was about the studies of space, and his college years were mainly focused on science.
Looking out that window made him remember his past. He wasn’t doing this for the fame, for the glory, for the money. He was doing it for that little kid still stuck in his heart. The same little kid that wanted this all his life. He was about to make history, and he was doing it for that kid.
Eleven years went by in a snap, and at last, the rocket neared on Pluto, even though small in size, it was giant to them. Five moons circled around the rocky planet. He took the space probe out of its compartment, attached it to the cord which was also attached to the rockets outer structure, and let it through the door. A small camera was on the front of the probe, which would allow the robot to snap images for the two astronauts to use as evidence. The camera also had filming ability, and even better option for the proof they went to Pluto.
Everything he had waited for, twenty years of his life, all added up to this moment. He stared out in awe at the planet and it’s beauty. All the work and his dreams were worth it. History was about to be changed, all because of a little kids dream. The man was in shock. He couldn’t believe they had actually made it to Pluto. He couldn’t hold in the anxiety, so he jumped out of the ship and landed on the hard surface. It was absolutely freezing on Pluto, but luckily they had equipment to prepare them for anything. Staring out into space, the man was in awe. The sight was beautiful, the stars twinkling and the faint glow of Neptune brightening Pluto. History had now been changed.
Many weeks went by until the man and his partner felt that had found enough evidence of Pluto. The probe had also collected a few space rocks for them. The man didn’t want to leave Pluto. All of his time and dreaming went into this adventure, and now it was coming to an end. He braced himself for another endured their entire life. They loaded the probe back onto the ship, and began to head home. Their miraculous journey had finally come to an end.
