Creech St Michael teenager in space flight competition

6:30am Friday 1st February 2013 in News By Daniel Milligan

A TEENAGER with a keen interest in space hopes to book his flight into the atmosphere by winning a global competition.

Creech St Michael's Chris Nation is currently 130th out of 20,000 applicants from the UK hoping to be jetted off with astronauts into space.

The 19-year-old became fascinated by space when he was young thanks to Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear and has travelled to Tanzania with friends to sleep under the stars.

The former Heathfield and Richard Huish student said it would be dream come true if he won.

He said: When I saw the competition I thought 'I have to go for it'.

If I know there is going to be a meteor shower then I will stay up and watch it.

I know it is quite an unusual interest but I have a few friends that also have a similar interest.

Very few people get the chance to look at Earth from space so it would be amazing if I got that opportunity.

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