What is the author's purpose for writing this article? A to persuade readers to consider a career in aerospace engineering and at NASA B to caution readers about the difficulties that aerospace engineers encounter C to highlight the experiences of Tiera Fletcher growing up and as an aerospace engineer D to promote Tiera Fletcher's book and her nonprofit organization, Rocket With The Fletchers

C to highlight the experiences of Tiera Fletcher growing up and as an aerospace engineer

Explanation:

Dream Jobs: Rocket Designer, a Newsela article by Rebecca Wilkins was written with the intent of informing the readers of how Tiera Fletcher developed a love for mathematics at an early age and further developed a desire to be a Space Engineer which she succeeded at. She highlighted the different steps she took before she realized her goal. Some of these steps included working as an intern in several space establishments and performing research.

Today, she is very successful in her career and hopes  that young ones can pursue a career in any STEM careers of their choice.