Owen's Red Rocket Adventure

Owen zipped up his shiny space suit and climbed into his bright red rocket ship.

Today was the day he'd been dreaming about forever—he was going to Mars!

He checked all the buttons on his control panel, just like a real astronaut.

Three, two, one...

BLAST OFF!

The rocket zoomed past fluffy white clouds, through the dark sky, and out into space where stars twinkled like tiny diamonds.

Owen pressed his nose against the window and watched Earth get smaller and smaller behind him.

He sailed past the Moon, waving hello as he whooshed by.

After what felt like a wonderful forever, he spotted a reddish planet ahead—Mars!

Owen landed his rocket with a gentle bump on the dusty red surface.

He grabbed his special collection bag and his astronaut tools, then carefully stepped outside.

Everything looked so different here!

The ground was covered in orange-red dust, and rocks of all sizes dotted the landscape.

In the distance, he could see enormous mountains reaching up toward the pink Martian sky.

That's when Owen noticed something amazing—some of the rocks were glowing with a soft, magical light!

He used his astronaut hammer to carefully chip away pieces of the glowing star-rocks and placed them gently in his collection bag.

Each one sparkled differently—some shimmered blue, others glowed green, and a few twinkled purple.

Owen had never seen anything so beautiful.

After exploring for hours, Owen found the perfect spot on top of a small hill.

He pulled out a flag from Earth and planted it firmly in the Martian soil.

He stood back and smiled proudly at his accomplishment.

He was a real space explorer now!

Owen climbed back into his red rocket ship, buckled his seatbelt, and started the journey home.

As he flew back through space, he thought about showing everyone his glowing star-rocks.

When his rocket finally landed in his backyard, Owen's family rushed out to greet him.

He told them all about his incredible Mars adventure, and they called him their brave little astronaut.

That night, Owen placed his favorite glowing star-rock on his bedside table, and it lit up his room with a gentle purple glow as he drifted off to sleep, already dreaming of his next space adventure.