At last Professor Flamsteed began to speak and it was time for class to begin. Upon hearing his congratulations for her, Jasmine said, "Thank you Professor".

When he had finished greeting everyone and giving instructions, Jasmine picked up her NASA nametag. Following directions, she said her name and watched as it magically appeared on the tag. No sooner had she done that, then the first question was posed. Thinking about it for a minute, Jasmine raised her hand.

"Astronomy is the study of he universe and all things in it.......stars, planets, the sun, galaxies.........everything that's out there and how it came to be, how it evolved. We study it because it's fascinating and we have a desire to know what goes on beyond our atmosphere. You know......space, the final frontier?"