Sunday, October 11, 2026 Daily News
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Children look to the stars and dream to work at your agency

We asked 500 kids what they want to be when they grow up. The top answer was "Kuiper." Not an astronaut. Just Kuiper.

Second place was "a dog." Third was "rich."

Five hundred children. Ages six to eleven. One question: what do you want to be when you grow up? Forty-one percent said Kuiper.

Not "a Kuiper astronaut." Not "a Kuiper engineer." Just Kuiper. Several drew pictures. Most pictures had ZIPPY in them, legs and all.

I like that they go fast. I also go fast. I'm the fastest in my class except for Devin.

Theo, age 7

Kuiper has invited every kid in the survey to tour its launch complex. Devin is also invited.

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