Every kid wants to be an astronaut or a professional athlete, right? But the idea usually fades away by, what, sixth or seventh grade? Somewhere around reaching the double-digit age, kids realize the idea isn't only far-fetched but somewhat comical, in the same goal-setting neighborhood as, say, becoming a pro athlete.
And so they find more realistic goals like a teacher or a trainer, maybe a doctor or even a lawyer.
Robert Shane Kimbrough never stopped wanting to be an astronaut. His grandparents lived virtually across the street from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., where Shane spent much time during his early years watching the activity with wonderment.