Upon posting a job opening for “Planetary Protection Officer,” NASA space agency has received countless job applications, but none as original and adorable as the one by Jack Davis, a 9-year-old with all the right qualifications to be a “Guardian of the Galaxy.” He is a a great kid but may not get the job done.
“I have seen almost all
the space and alien movies I can see,” Jack explained in his letter. “I’m great
at video games. I am young, so I can learn to think like an Alien.”
Jack’s letter went viral
after a family friend posted it on Reddit, and when it eventually reached the space agency,
NASA’s director of planetary science division himself engineered a perfect
response for Jack on Twitter:
“It’s about protecting Earth from tiny microbes when we bring back samples from
the Moon, asteroids and Mars. It’s also about protecting other
planets and moons from our germs as we responsibly explore the Solar System.”
NASA encouraged Jack and
others to study hard and to one day become the real “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
More info: NASA (h/t: demilked)
9-year-old Jack Davis
applied for “Planetary Protection Officer” position at NASA
The letter then reached
NASA’s director of planetary science division, Dr. James L. Green
And here’s how he replied:
Hopefully, this will
encourage Jack and many others to study hard and one day become the real
“Guardians of the Galaxy”