Orbit

   John Glenn, astronaut stared out the window of his spacecraft.  The Earth was like a big blue marble with whisps of white clouds on the surface.  It was a breathtaking.  It was more lovely than anything he had ever seen.

   The Earth's beauty was put to shame by the millions of stars littering the black void.  They twinkled like lights on a Christmas tree, and it was hard to believe that they were like the sun.  He was so glad he had been chosen for this project.

   Unfortunately the atmosphere only lasted so long.  John licked his lips nervously, suddenly thinking about all the things that cold go wrong.  What if it ran out of fuel?  What if he crashed?  Would he ever see his family again?

   Glancing back out the window, John realized something that he hadn't before.  No matter how much he loved space, home would always be home.  It didn't matter that space was beautiful.  The Earth was beautiful too, jsut in a different way.  He settled back into his seat to wait for the journey to be over.