9-year-old 'Guardian of the Galaxy' sends brilliant letter to NASA on why they should hire him—gets epic response

Being an astronaut or a superhero is one of those dream jobs kids talk about when they are asked about their future endeavors. According to an X post shared by @NASA, a young boy from 4th grade named Jack Davis, wrote a letter to NASA in 2017, expressing his desire to become a part of the American space agency. Interestingly enough, his innocent letter was met with admiration from a famous personality who wrote back to Davis. ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   

"Dear NASA, my name is Jack Davis and I would like to apply for the planetary protection officer job," the 4th grader wrote in his letter. He added, "I may be 9 but I think I would be fit for the job. One of the reasons is, my sister says that I am an alien. Also, I have seen almost all the space and alien movies I can see. I have also seen the show, Marvel's 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and hope to see the movie 'Men in Black.' I am great at video games. I am young so I can learn to think like an alien." He signed off his name as a "Guardian of the Galaxy." ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   

The young boy received a response to his letter from none other than James L. Green, an American physicist and retired chief scientist for NASA. Green became the director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in 2006, per his official bio on NASA's website. "Dear Jack," Green wrote in his response to Davis. "I hear you are a Guardian of the Galaxy and that you are interested in being a NASA Planetary Protection Officer. That's great." ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   

"Our Planetary Protection Officer position is really cool and is very important work. It is about protecting Earth from tiny microbes when we bring back samples from the Moon, asteroids and Mars. It is also about protecting other planets and moons from our germs as we responsibly explore the Solar System," Green continued in his letter. "We are always looking for bright future scientists and engineers to help us. So, I hope you will study hard and do well in school. We hope to see you here at NASA one of these days." ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​  ​   

Green's encouraging words for Davis might have inspired the little kid to work hard on his dreams of joining NASA in the future. It also prompted people on the internet to share their thoughts on this lovely interaction as they left loads of comments under the post. @MjP_Realtor joked, "Kid probably doesn't even know who that dude is. Should have just sent him a spaceship." @billymets commented, "Send the boy some gifts and an all-expense paid trip to NASA. I was there in Houston in 2010." @SP3QFE wrote, "We need children like this. Wow! Jack good luck in your life and education." @hrvoji added, "I still have my NASA response from my 1970s inquiry about how to be an astronaut that I sent as a young child. So awesome. Thanks, NASA."