The search into the unknown has always piqued my interest. From a young age I have always been a science and math oriented individual, and this has inspired me to pursue a major in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Astronomy. After graduation, I am planning on pursuing my Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, and apply my education to a manufacturing career. I am interested in being employed by NASA, but before this search, I was unsure of the specific position that would best suit me. Ultimately, I would like to be able to combine my leadership skills with my education to manage various aerospace related projects, and contribute to the desired journey to Mars. I began my career research at NASA’s home page, which directed me to a list of job search engines with openings at NASA. …show more content…
I organized this data on a table to compare locations, salary, required education, and job specifications. In my research, I also searched for NASA’s current projects. Many missions were related to the journey to Mars, or improving space probe technology (https://www.nasa.gov/offices/pae/ipao/reviews.html). NASA’s Orion Project caught my eye, and I investigated further into the importance of its development. The Orion is a three-part spacecraft where “the upper section is the launch abort system, or LAS; the crew module is the middle part; and the service module is the lower portion of the spacecraft.” Orion had its first test flight in 2014, and the goal is to have Orion ready for missions by the mid
NASA Funding The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was booming in the late 1960s because the U.S. invested over 4.5 percent of the Federal Budget (Bolden). Unfortunately, in the recent years, the Government has slashed funding for many of NASA’s projects in an attempt to cut back on the deficit and boost the economy. Despite the plummet in NASA's budget, the program has proved that it's prominence in the U.S., space programs like NASA continue to face difficulty in increasing its funds. Although, NASA leads evidently, the government doesn’t think NASA is worth more than 0.47 percent of the federal budget.
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Where assets and self-reliance are absent, the organization’s primary goal is survivability. In normal organizational businesses, they treat profits as the basic encouragement. However, profit maximization in the aerospace industry does not exist but the real concern is survival. With the performance of highly educated engineers who work from contract to contract and not on the beginning to the final design or the construction. Aerospace companies focus more on the sales and contracts rather than the profits. The personal compensation and personal command of the managers is closely tied to the sales of the products rather than the profit levels. Lockheed Martin’s manufacturing operations are extended throughout the organizational into
Children. Sally Ride developed space related sites for those who are interested in pursuing a
The most amazing job I could ever think of is a job as an historian at NASA. I have always wanted to go to NASA and work there. As an anthropologist studying cultures and people, there is a lot to learn from the history of space travel and the records that have been brought back. There are many different perspectives in different cultures about the ideas of space travel. Because I love to share my knowledge about other cultures with other people. What else does an anthropologist like to do? I think it would be fun to be a tour guide at NASA and tell people of our fascinating history of space travel. No one before us has traveled into space and there is a fascinating cultural history among the many minds of early space travel and thoughts of space. There were many different beliefs surrounding ideas of space and our own earth. To look at the cultural distinctions surrounding space would be amazing
Most people that are striving to enter into any part of the medical field do so for the love and compassion for others. Wanting to help others, especially in a time of need and also being able to work with others who share the same interests and goals. In general, being able to have a career in doing what they love and believe in, but for me there is so much more than that. At first glance I probably seem quite similar to any of the other applicants that are probably well deserving in their own rights; although I have a unique background all my own that tells a story of why I am here, seeking opportunity.
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Human fascination with the stars is as ancient as Babylonians and has been suggested to be older than Stonehenge. From “be fruitful and multiply” to “live long and prosper,” the instinct to protect and propagate the species has manifested in religion, art, and the imaginations of countless individuals. As human understanding of space treks out of the fantastical and into the scientific, the realities of traveling through and living in space are becoming clearer. Exploring, investigating, and living in space pose an expansive series of problems. However, the solutions to the problems faced by mankind's desire to reach beyond the horizon, through the night sky, and into the stars are solutions that will help in all areas of life on Earth.
Some colleges offer a degree in aerospace engineering; others offer a more generalized engineering degree with some coursework in aerospace engineering. These courses might include aerospace guidance systems, extreme-altitude material science, and the physics of high-altitude radiation. Internships, summer jobs, and any experience in the field are helpful, as entry into this industry is highly competitive. Many aspirants may need to relocate to California, Washington State, or Texas, where the majority of defense industry aerospace work is done, to work for companies such as NASA, Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Two years into their job an aerospace engineer can be planning on being Junior members of research staff are swamped with work, both in the lab and in offices, crunching data and organizing research.
There’s an application just to get an application. I had to fill out what NASA calls an application interest form, which is an information card much like the kind of card you fill out and send in for a magazine subscription. I got the card at the Johnson Space Center in Houston last summer. The space center is a sixteen-hundred-acre compound filled with lush grass and cream-colored buildings of different shapes and sizes. Satellite dishes bloom like flowers throughout the compound, and the only buildings open to the public are a museum, the rocket park, and mission control. After climbing through a mock-up of the space shuttle, pretending to be Sally Ride, I passed by an information kiosk and the application interest form caught my eye. I grabbed one and stuck it into my Space Center museum guide, forgetting about it until months later when I filled it out and mailed it in.
Mankind has always been fascinated with exploring the unknown. From sailing to distant lands to someday setting foot on other planets, the spirit of exploration is the same. Bur now with the current economic situation and the high cost of sending people to space, NASA is being looked at as a way to free up some much needed funds. Although, there is many problems here on planet Earth that need addressing, the benefits of space exploration far out weight the disadvantages. Space exploration has given us more advanced technology, advances in the medical field, and a boost to the economy and these facts cannot be disputed.
By being in a very technologically advanced era, scientists can invent revolutionary devices never thought of. NASA is doing that right now and has been doing that since it began. They are not only climbing the stairs in space exploration but in the medical industry, too. Nevertheless, they are forever changing millions of lives by using all they have discovered. Most of all, they are teaching people a life lesson, to always use the things you have for the greater good. NASA has achieved profound success ever since their start in 1958 and they will continue to make discovery and innovation their first and foremost goal for years to come.
“Sheltered as we are by Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field, which deflect lethal radiation from space, we are like coddled children who have never ventured into a tough neighborhood” (Folger 2). Humans have been fascinated with space since the beginning of our time. Just like children and rough neighborhoods, we have tackled obstacle over obstacle to make it home again. In the end, we have a better knowledge and strength than before. The future of space exploration can assist us in answering the everlasting question of how the universe came to be. The more we explore the infinite galaxies, the more we can scientifically discover and create new technologies as science advances. As we continue to discover, we can create new fields and occupations for aspiring young students like myself.
Lets think about a job that allows you to soar through the air like an eagle, without a care in the world, the job of a pilot is an amazing job that provides you with three things freedom, fully using your sight, and control.