Tip - Why Do So Many Science Fiction Stories Take Children Into Space?

Science fiction is filled with kids in space. This makes sense; if the future has us in space, children will be there, too. But if there are children in a spaceship, a number of things can go very wrong, both for the characters and the audience.
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