Since the age of 6, I've always wanted to go to space.
Back in 2007, I had the opportunity to meet Professor Stephen Hawking through the X PRIZE Foundation. In my first conversation with him I learned that he was passionate about flying into space someday.
Ever since I saw the moon landing as a young teenager, I was determined I would go into space one day.
I grew up in Spokane, Washington, and I can't recall ever not wanting to be an astronaut.
I've always hankered after going into space and walking on the moon and Mars. I did want to be an astronaut, and had there been a manned space flight programme in the U.K., I would have been knocking on the door.
I'd have given my right eye to be an astronaut.
Is there any other job that beats being an astronaut? Who didn't want to be an astronaut? That is my question.
