Hundreds attend teenager's eclipse party
Teenager Aston Smith dreams of working for SpaceX.
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"It made me feel absolutely incredible, I couldn't stop talking about it and I was constantly busy trying to make people have the best experience possible."
— Aston Smith , Other
"There were hundreds of people, I couldn't believe it."
— Aston Smith , Other
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Teenager Aston Smith dreams of working for SpaceX.
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