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>> HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK
TO
"NASA IN SILICON VALLEY LIVE."
I'M YOUR HOST, ABBY TAYLOR, AND
THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME JOINING
YOU, IT'S A CONVERSATIONAL SHOW
OUT OF NASA'S AIM RESEARCH
CENTER WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE
NASA NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW SO WE
ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY LIVES ON
TWITTER, YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, AND
PERISCOPE BUT IF YOU WANT TO
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ALL RIGHT, TODAY, WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT HOW TO GET AN INTERNSHIP
AT NASA.
AND THIS IS A SPINNING TOPIC
BECAUSE IT IS NATIONAL INTERNED
A!
HOBBY INTEREST NATIONAL INTERN
DAY!
JOINING US TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS ARE OUR GHOST
HALEY AND ABEL, SAY HIGH, AND TO
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOURSELF.
>> I'M HALEY, I'M A COORDINATOR
OR THAT NASA ENTRANCE SENT
DOMINIC ENTRANCE AT HER >> HAPPY
INTERNSHIP DATE, I'M
ALSO AN INTERIM REPORT
DOMINIC IN THAT ROLE
SPECIFICALLY I COULD TO ENGAGE
THE PUBLIC TO THE INTERNSHIP
EXPERIENCE, I DO THIS BY
HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE FUN THINGS
THAT ARE INTERNS DUE ACROSS OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
>> VERY COLD, NICE JOB ALSO.
SO BEFORE WE GET INTO TALKING
ABOUT ENTRANCE TRIPS I WANT TO
REMIND YOUR AUDIENCE THAT WE ARE
COUNTING DOWN TO AN PERTINENT
MILESTONE IN HUMAN SPACE
EXPIRATION.
FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, WE ARE
PLANNING TO SEND THE FIRST WOMAN
IN THE NEXT A MAN TO THE SURFACE
OF THE MOON AS PART OF OUR
ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
THIS CLOCK YOU SEE HERE IS
COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS, HOURS,
MINUTES AND SECONDS UNTIL 2024,
WHEN OUR ASTRONAUTS WILL
RETURNED TO THE MOON.
WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
LATER IN THE SHOW AND GET ON TO
OUR MAIN TOPIC TODAY.
EVERY SHOW THAT WE DO, WE ARE
ALWAYS ASKED THE SAME QUESTION
HOW CAN I WORK AT NASA?
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE GET
STARTED IS TO BECOME INJURED
THAT'S HER FIRST QUESTION TODAY,
EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW HOW DO
WE BECOME A INTERNET ASTRA.
>> >> JUST APPLY.
SO, INTERNSHIPS FROM NASA ARE
ALL POSTED ON ONE SPECIFIC
APPLICATION SYSTEM AND THAT'S
INTERN THOUGHT NASA.gov
THE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE
AVAILABLE ON YOUR ROUND WE HAVE
THREE SESSIONS THAT ARE ALL
SPRING AND SUMMER, AGAIN,
THROUGH INTERN THOUGHT
NASA.gov,
AND THESE PROJECTS ARE AVAILABLE
FOR ALL STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL,
IF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OR
GRADUATE STUDENT YOU CAN APPLY
THROUGH INTERN.NASA.GOV.
>> OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF
DIFFERENT LEVELS.
VERY COOL.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT SEARCHING FOR
PROJECTS ON THE SITE, WHAT KINDS
OF PROJECTS DO YOU MEAN, WHAT
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> LIKE HE SAID, EACH OF THE
CENTERS, NOT AMES SIDE, AND THE
WAY IT WORKS, YOU UPLOAD ONE
APPLICATION YOU'RE FILLING OUT,
YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR MAJOR, YOUR
WORK EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT.
ALL IN ONE PLACE AND ONCE THAT'S
COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED, YOU CAN
SEARCH OF THE FOR DIFFERENT
PROJECTS AND SO YOU CAN SEARCH
BY MAJOR, BY KEYWORDS,
INTERESTS.
YOU CAN APPLY TO UP TO 15 OF
THOSE PROJECTS.
>> ISN'T LIKE SEARCHING THROUGH
JOB POSTINGS?
NEW JOBS AVAILABLE CLUSTERING >>
EXACTLY
AND ANY CERTAIN SKILLS ARE
LOOKING FOR.
>> WHY DON'T YOU TELL US ABOUT
THE DIFFERENT NASA CENTERS.
>> THERE'S TEN NASA CENTERS, AND
ALL OF THEM OFFER INTERNSHIPS.
THEY ARE ALL LOCATED AT
INTERN.NASA.GOV.
WE'RE OBVIOUSLY HERE IN
SILICON VALLEY CALIFORNIA, BUT
THERE'S NASA CENTERS DOWN IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ARMSTRONG
RESEARCH CENTER.
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY JOHNSON SPACE
CENTER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, WE
HAVE CAN NEEDY SPACE UNDER
SOME INTERNS THEY CHOOSE TO
APPLY FOR CENTERS CLOSE TO HOME.
WHATEVER IS TO THEM, ALSO EACH
SIDE TURNS HAVE THEIR KIND OF
AREA OF EXPERTISE IF YOU
RESEARCH AT THE CENTERS AND
CAN'T FIND ONE THAT MATCHES YOUR
INTEREST, YOU CAN TAILOR YOUR
EXPERIENCE.
IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU WHAT TO DO I
YOU BIOLOGY,
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS THAT PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO FACE?
>> WE HAVE FOUR ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS, THE FIRST IS THAT
YOU HAVE TO BE A U.S. CITIZEN.
THE NEXT IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE 16
YEARS OF AGE.
THE THIRD IS YOU HAVE TO BE
ENROLLED IN A DEGREE GRANTING
PROGRAM OR INSTITUTION, THE LESS
WHEN YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE A
GPA ON A 4.0 SCALE.
>> PEOPLE CAN FIND THAT ON THE
PORTAL AS WELL.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION WE ALWAYS
GET ON THE SHOW IS WHAT SHOULD I
STUDY IF I WANT TO WORK AT NASA?
DO I HAVE TO DO AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING?
OTHER SPECIFIC MAJORS THAT YOU
RECOMMEND CLUSTER MARK >> WE ARE
NASA, IT'S PRETTY STEM FOCUSED,
WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, MATH.
>> WE ALSO DO HAVE NONSTEM
OPPORTUNITIES, WE HAVE INTERNS
IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE, WE HAVE
INTERNS IN THE LEGAL OFFICE,
EDUCATION OFFICE, COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICE.
NASA REALLY DOES MEET EVERYONE
AND THEY NEED ALL KINDS OF
INTERNS AND PERSPECTIVES.
AS A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING FOR
EVERYBODY.
>> AT THE GETS GREAT, A SURPRISE
TO PEOPLE.
MAYBE I CAN WORK FOR NASA IF I'M
A LAWYER.
US MAY BE PEOPLE LIKE US.
WERE NOT ACTUALLY SCIENTISTS.
>> JUST GOING OFF OF THAT, WE
ALWAYS TELL STUDENTS YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT PROJECTS ARE
AVAILABLE, SO I THINK PART OF
THAT IS CHECKING OUT
INTERN.NASA.GOV AND SEE WHAT'S
OUT THERE.
I MENTIONED EARLIER, EACH CENTER
IS DIFFERENT, NEEDS ARE
DIFFERENT AT EACH CENTER SO WE
JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DO
THEIR RESEARCH.
>> THAT SOUNDS EXCITING,
EXPLORE, DIG IN THERE AND SEE
WHAT'S AVAILABLE.
>> WHEN AND HOW EXACTLY SHOULD
PEOPLE BE PREPARING THE
APPLICATION?
>> GREAT QUESTION, AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER, THE
APPLICATION SYSTEM IS AT
INTERN.NASA.GOV.
SO, IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO
KNOW THE DEADLINES AS I
MENTIONED, WE HAVE THREE
SESSIONS THAT WE ACCEPT INTERNS,
SO THAT FALL, SPRING, AND
SUMMER.
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO APPLY EARLY
IN THE HEAD.
FOR THE APPLICATION DEADLINES,
YOU CAN GO TO INTERN.NASA.GOV,
THIS HE WAS AHEAD I WOULD BE A
GREAT TIME TO APPLYING FOR
SPRING 2020.
>> THAT'S PRETTY FAR IN ADVANCE.
>> YOU WERE THREE MONTHS AHEAD.
YOU CAN AT LEAST EXPECT TO HAVE
ONE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION.
SO ONE THING WE RECOMMEND TO
STUDENTS ABOUT TRY TO SELECT
SOMEONE WHO COULD SPEAK HIGHLY
OF YOU.
AND WHETHER THAT BE YOUR WORK
EXPERIENCE, COLLEGE ADVISOR, OR
COLLEGE PROFESSOR.
I CAN, WE WANT THEM TO HIGHLIGHT
YOUR STRENGTHS.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY HAVE MORE
THAN AMPLE
1 APPLICATION.
>> THE SECOND THING IS YOU CAN
EXPECT TO PROVIDE ACE TRANSCRIP
TRANSCRIPT.
VERIFY YOU HAVE A 4.0 BASED ON
THE 4.0 SCALE.
THE APPLICATION SYSTEM ITSELF
WILL ASK FOR SOME PERSONAL
INFORMATION.
BE PREPARED TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU
WANT TO INTERNET NASA.
>> ALL OF THESE ARE GOOD REASONS
TO START EARLY.
ORDER THAT TRANSCRIPT, GIVE YOUR
PROFESSOR MORE THAN A FEW DAYS
TO WRITE YOUR RECOMMEND EDITION.
>> SOMETHING WE RECOMMEND A LOT,
AS FAR AS THE APPLICATION PART,
WELL IN ADVANCE, MONTH IN
ADVANCE, KEEP CHECKING BACK.
SOMETIMES NEW PROGRAMS ARE
UPLOADED.
KEEP CHECKING BACK AND SEE
WHAT'S THERE.
I ROLLING SYSTEM.
KIND OF HOW THE PROJECTS ARE
POSTED.
SPEAK OUT LAST THING THAT I JUST
WANT TO ADD, RESUME IS OPTIONAL.
BUT IT'S HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
AGAIN, A RESUME IS JUST A QUICK
SNAPSHOT OF WHO YOU ARE.
THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR YOU TO
HIGHLIGHT WHAT STEM OR NASA
EXPERIENCE YOU MAY HAVE, AGAIN,
THERE'S DIFFERENT PEOPLE LOOKING
AT YOUR APPLICATION.
ALSO THE MENTORS, I CAN COME AS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
MENTION WHAT EXPANSE YOU HAVE.
>> SOME BULLETS OF INTEREST THAT
MAKE SENSE.
THAT'S THE NITTY-GRITTY NUTS AND
BOLTS OF APPLYING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHY PEOPLE
SHOULD.
WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT BEING AN
INTERNET NASA?
>> FOR STARTERS, YOU ARE AT NAS
NASA.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT
TIME HERE.
IF YOU GET TO MEET THE MOST
AMAZING PEOPLE.
IF YOU GET TO SEE THE MOST
AMAZING THINGS, YOU REALLY GET
TO GEEK OUT FOR TEN WEEKS.
IT'S INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
NASA ASIDE, THE THING THAT'S
UNIQUE ABOUT HER INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM, IS THAT INTERNS THEY
ARE WORKING HANDS-ON.
ACTUAL NASA PROJECTS.
PREPARED WITH A MENTOR WHO IS
USUALLY A PROJECT LEAD OR SOME
SORT OF EXPERT IN THE FLD, AND
YOU ARE WORKING ON THEIR
PROJECT.
YOU ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF IT.
IF YOU DO SOMETHING THAT
ACTUALLY IS PART OF HIM NASA
MISSION.
>> YOU'RE NOT JUST ENDING BY.
>> YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING
RESEARCH WHICH IS AWESOME.
ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WITH THE
ARTEMIS PROGRAM, WE HAVE
STUDENTS WHO THEIR WORK IS TO GO
OUT RIGHT TO THAT PROGRAM.
PUTTING THE NEXT A MAN ON THE
MOON BY 2024, ONTO MARS.
REALLY EXCITING TIME.
>> IS ALSO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
>> A LOT OF OUR ENTRANCE GOT TO
CELEBRATE, VERY EXCITING.
SPEAK UP WE KNOW THE WORK
THEY'RE DOING HERE COULD
POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THEIR FUTURE
CAREERS.
WHAT HAPPENS FOR YOU.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR STORY OF
INTERNING.
>> A FEW YEARS AGO, I WAS
ACTUALLY A NASA INTERN MYSELF, I
WAS IN GRAD SCHOOL STUDYING
EDUCATION, PLANNING TO BE A
TEACHER.
NASA WAS NOWHERE ON MY RADAR.
NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD END UP
HERE.
BUT YEAH, IT JUST CAME ACROSS
THE INTERNSHIP WEBSITE SOMEHOW,
OH, SURE, I'LL APPLY ENDED UP
GETTING AT.
AND WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHO
KNOWS WHAT THIS WILL BE LIKE AND
IT JUST HAD THE BEST TIME.
THE ENVIRONMENT WAS SO EXCITING,
PEOPLE, EVERYONE WAS SO
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NASA WORK AND
SO, I FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT AND
I FINISHED UP MY MASTERS PROGRAM
IN MY MENTOR MARSHALL HELPED ME
FIND FULL-TIME POSITIONS TO
APPLY TO.
STILL LOVING IT.
>> I REMEMBER YOU TOLD ME THE
OTHER DAY, EVERYBODY WAS WORKING
ON THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM, A
NEW ROCKET THAT'S COMING.
>> I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE
EXIDE EVENT
ARTEMIS, BECAUSE I WAS AN
FOR ANYTHING ON THE ROCKET OR
DOING ANYTHING RELATED BUT I
JUST FELT A PART OF IT.
IT WAS REALLY EXCITING AND
MEANINGFUL DAY.
>> GOOD FOR YOU, JUST WANT TO
ADD, SUCCESS STORIES ARE
RELATIVELY COMMON HERE AT NASA.
IN MY POSITION AS I MENTIONED, I
GET TO HIGHLIGHT A LOT OF THESE
GREAT INTERN HIGHLIGHTS AND JUST
SOME ON TOP OF MY HEAD I KNOW
HERE AT
NASA AMES RESEARCH FACILITY, OUR
FORMER INTERN.
AND I KNOW WE ALSO HIGHLIGHT ON
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
JODY WAS A FORMER INTERN.
>> I'M IN GOOD COMPANY.
[LAUGHTER]
>> LESLIE, OUR
ASSOCIATE WAS A
FORMER INTERN AS WELL AGAIN
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.
>> WRITE RIGHT, RIGHT, THIS
COULD BE WHERE IT ALL BEGINS.
>> OUTSTANDING.
THAT IS ENOUGH TOP BY THE
INTERIM, LET'S MEET ONE.
I KNOW YOU BROUGHT SOME GUESTS
WITH YOU.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MEET OUR
FIRST LIVE AT NASA INTERN.
OF COME ON OUT, JORDAN.
HEY!
WELCOME!
HOW ARE YOU CLUSTER MIKE >> I'M
DOING GREAT, HOW ARE YOU GUYS
CLUSTER MIKE >> WERE GREAT,
WE'RE EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE DOING HERE AT NASA.
TELL US YOUR NAME, WHEN YOU ARE
DOING, WHEN HE STARTING CLUSTER
MIKE >> I'M A BIOLOGY MAJOR WITH
AN EMPHASIS ON PREMED AND MINOR
AND PSYCHOTIC
>>
VERY IMPRESSIVE OUTSTANDING,
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON HERE AT
NASA?
>> I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE
WORKING ON THIS REALLY COOL
PROJECT ON THE ASTROBIOLOGY AND
LIFE-SUPPORT BRANCH HERE AT
NASA, WORKING WITH THE WATER
GROUP SO THE BIG ISSUE FOR US IS
WATER IS OBVIOUSLY VERY
IMPORTANT IN SPACE, AND WE USE A
LOT FOR OUR TECHNOLOGY,
LIFE-SUPPORT, WHAT WERE DOING
RESEARCH ON USING NANOPARTICLES
TO TRY TO STERILIZE THAT WATER
SO THAT WE DON'T RUN INTO ANY
TYPE OF MUTATIONS THAT COULD NET
MUTATIONS THAT COULD DAMAGE.
>> WATER IS CRITICAL, RIGHT WHEN
YOU SAY LIFE-SUPPORT THEY COULD
JUST BE DRINKING WATER.
BUT THEN ALSO WE COULD MAKE
ROCKET FUEL I GATHER FROM WATER
SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE.
>> CONSTANTLY RECYCLING IT AND
REUSING IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAN,
NOTHING GOES WRONG, THAT'S WHERE
MY JOB FITS IN.
>> ALL RIGHT, IMPORTANT STUFF.
>> FOR IMPORTS IMPORTANT, REALLY
COOL.
>> YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PART OF
THE MISSION?
YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE
ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
DO YOU FEEL THAT?
>> IT'S SO INSANE, I WAS TALKING
ABOUT IT YESTERDAY, MY
GRANDPARENTS REMEMBER THE MOON
LANDING.
AND THE FACT THAT GENERATION
GETS TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING
SO AMAZING AND THIS BIG
MILESTONE OF THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM
IS INCREDIBLE.
AND WITH THIS INTERNSHIP, REALLY
FEEL LIKE YOU ARE DOING WORK
THAT HAS PURPOSE.
WHERE YOU ARE ACTUALLY HANDS-ON
AND DOING REAL RESEARCH, WHERE
NOT JUST GETTING COFFEE OR
FILLING OUT PAPERWORK.
IT'S A VERY SPECIAL.
I KNOW EVERYONE HERE ALL THE
INTERNS HAVE BEEN FREAKING OUT
AND JUST LOVING IT.
WE FEEL LIKE EVEN IF IT'S A TINY
ROLE, WE GET TO HAVE SOME SORT
OF ROLE FOR THE FUTURE.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY AT NASA
FEELS LIKE, GOOD SUMMARY THEN.
I MOST FORGOT THAT WE HAD A
LITTLE ANIMATION TO SHOW THE
KINDS OF THINGS YOUR WORK CAN
SUPPORT, HUMANS ARE MARS.
WE HAVE THAT AVAILABLE WE COULD
RUN THAT WILL BE TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR WORK.
COULD YOU DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR WATER PURIFICATION OR
HOW YOU ARE FEEL YOU ARE
CONTRIBUTING CLUSTER MIKE >>
IT'S REALLY CRAZY, WATER IS USED
IN SO MUCH IN SPACE.
WITH THE ARTEMIS MISSION,
WORKING WITH LIFE-SUPPORT, JUST
THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT THEY RUN,
YOU NEED TO FILTER WATER THROUGH
THAT.
IT'S MY JOB IS USING
NANOPARTICLES IS A TYPE OF
CHEMICAL REACTION TO TRY TO FIND
WAYS TO AVOID ANY MUTATIONS SO
WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS
SAFE AND RUNNING.
>> IS THERE BACTERIA IN THE
WATER OR SOMETHING POSTER
MARK >> BACTERIA, IT'S A REALLY
SPECIAL THING TO BE A PART OF
AND LIKE I SAID YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU ARE DOING REAL WORK AND THAT
SO EXCITING AND THE ENERGY HERE
IS JUST SO HIGH BEING ABLE TO
WORK AT NASA.
BEING ABLE TO HAVE A WORK THAT
MATTERS.
VERY, VERY SPECIAL.
>> I CAN IMAGINE, ARE YOU AT ALL
SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS?
OR IS THIS TYPICAL ENTRANCE
REACTION, INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
CLUSTER
MIKE >> THEY TELL STORIES ABOUT
THEIR FRIENDS WERE MAY BE
WORKING SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY
JUST DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE
LIKE THIS, THEY DON'T GET THE DO
SOMETHING THAT'S REAL THAT WILL
BE USED AT NASA FOR YEARS AND
YEARS.
YOU'RE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT
CONTINUES EVEN AFTER YOU FINISH
YOUR INTERNSHIP.
SO YOU, YEAH, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO
SAY THIS WAS SOMETHING I WORKED
ON.
>> BASICALLY I'M REALLY HOPING,
I CAN SAY IT WAS ALL ME.
[LAUGHTER]
>> EMPOWERING TO HEAR SORTS LIKE
THIS.
DEFINITELY.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN
HE FOUND OUT WE WERE GOING TO
GET A INTERNSHIP?
>> IT WAS THE DAY AFTER MY
BIRTHDAY, AND I WAS WITH MY BEST
FRIEND AND I GET THIS EMAIL FROM
HALEY SAYING LIKE
CONGRATULATIONS, WE SELECTED YO
YOU.
I WAS A WRECK, I WAS CRYING MY
EYES OUT.
WHO DOESN'T DREAM OF WORKING AT
NASA?
IT'S SO INCREDIBLE, AND SO I
REMEMBER, I WAS ON THE PHONE
WITH ALL MY FAMILY, MY MOM, MY
DAD, FREAKING OUT TEXTING
EVERYONE.
I WAS LIKE A A COMPLETE WRECK
AND THAT EXCITEMENT HAS NOT DIED
DOWN EVEN BEING HERE EVERY DAY I
WOULD WAKE UP AND OH, MY
GOODNESS, I'M AT NASA.
IT'S SO COOL WHO WOULDN'T WANT
SAY THAT?
IT'S SO EXCITING.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST
IMPRESSION WHEN YOU GOT HERE?
WERE YOU INTIMIDATED?
>> I CRIED WHEN I GOT HERE, I
WAS REALLY EMOTIONAL I WILL SAY
THAT.
I WAS DRIVING AND I SAW THE BIG
HANGAR AND I JUST FREAKED OUT.
MY MOM WAS WITH ME AND I WAS
LIKE, MOM, THIS IS REAL.
THIS IS NASA.
I WAS FLIPPING OUT AND TEXTING
MY ROOMMATE HERE AND SHE CRIED
TOO.
I FELT A LOT BETTER.
IT WAS VERY OVERWHELMING.
WE HAD ORIENTATION AND WE GOT TO
MEET OUR MENTORS AND EVERYONE
HERE IS SO EXCITED AND
PASSIONATE, AND SO NICE.
I THOUGHT, I'M AN ENTRY, THE NOT
GOING TO TAKE ME SEARS LIKE A
MOTHER GOING TO BRUSH ME ASIDE.
BUT EVERYONE WAS VERY OPEN ARMS,
VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
DO AND WHAT WE COULD BRING TO
THE TABLE IS VERY NICE TO SEE FL
VALUED.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY YOU'RE
VERY MEANT
VERY, VERY VALUABLE MEMBER'S OF
THE TEAM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE?
>> BE CONFIDENT, I NEVER THOUGHT
I WOULD GET THIS BUT I JUST
APPLIED.
I THINK WHEN YOU'RE DOING YOUR
APPLICATION, THEY HAVE A LOT OF
SHORT ANSWER TYPE OF QUESTIONS.
I THINK YOU SHOULD REALLY LET
YOUR PERSONALITY SHINE THROUGH
BECAUSE THEY DEFINITELY ARE
LOOKING FOR GENUINE PEOPLE.
IF YOU AREN'T PASSIONATE ABOUT
SOMETHING, IF YOU LOVE SCIENCE,
IF YOU MAKE THAT VERY LIKE
YOUR FOREFRONT, A LOT OF PEOPLE
REALLY PICK UP ON THAT.
I WOULD SAY, ALL THE PREP MENTOS
HERE, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A
WELL-ROUNDED PERSON.
I WOULD DEFINITELY BE CONFIDENT
IN YOURSELF, PUT YOUR PASSIONS
OF THERE, DON'T BE SCARED.
BECAUSE YOU COULD GET AT
INTERNSHIP.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL, I'M HERE, AND
I DEFINITELY WHEN I PLAY, I WILL
NOT GET THIS.
BUT I REALLY JUST TALKED ABOUT
MY PASSIONS IN LIFE SUPPORT AND
I'M HERE.
MY ADVICE IS JUST DON'T DOUBT
YOURSELF.
>> THAT'S EXCELLENT!
GOOD FOR YOU!
FIGHTING THAT CONFIDENCE.
CAN'T GET IT UNLESS I TRY.
>> EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
>> WHEN YOU APPLIED, DID YOU
APPLY TO MULTIPLE PROJECTS OR
JUST THE ONE THAT YOU REALLY
WANTED?
>> ON THE INTERN SITE, YOU CAN
APPLY TO UP TO I THINK 15, I
APPLY TO ALL OF THEM.
IT WAS VERY EASY TO APPLY, THEY
HAVE IT ALL BROKEN DOWN I LIKE
MAJOR INTERESTS SO I PUT IN
MEDICAL, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, THE
THINGS THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT
AND I CHOSE A COUPLE PROJECTS.
AND I HEARD BACK FROM THIS ONE,
AND I WAS LIKE YEAH, THIS ONE.
>> DEFINITELY APPLY FOR MANY
BECAUSE IT'S NASA.
>> GOOD ADVICE FOR PEOPLE IS
APPLYING.
>> I APPLIED TO A LOT OF
DIFFERENT CENTERS, MOSTLY AMES
THOUGH BECAUSE I LOVE
CALIFORNIA, LOVE THE WEST COAST.
I REALLY LIKE THE CENTER IN
PARTICULAR, BUT I APPLY TO A
BUNCH OF THEM.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU
GUYS HAVE, TO ASK YOUR INTERNS
ONCE WE'VE GOTTEN HERE?
>> WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
SURPRISED YOU ABOUT NASA?
>> WOULD SAY HOW WE DO REAL WORK
HERE.
I WAS KIND OF WALKING INTO THIS
THINKING I'M GOING TO BE FILLING
OUT PAPERWORK, OR NOT BEING ABLE
TO REALLY WORK IN THE LAB.
BUT I GOT HERE IN MY MENTOR WAS
LIKE FREE GAME, HERE'S YOUR LAB,
HERE'S THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE,
AND WE WANT YOUR IDEAS.
AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FEEL
VERY VALUED HERE AND TO FEEL
LIKE IF I WAS SITTING IN A
MEETING, I COULD ACTUALLY WRING
SOMETHING UP.
THAT WOULD BE TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION.
WAS ABLE TO REALLY DO ACTUAL LAB
WORK LIKE I WORKED IN THE LAB
EVERY SINGLE DAY, THAT WAS
SURPRISING IN THE BEST WAY
POSSIBLE.
>> DID YOU COME IN PREPARED
ALREADY KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN A
LAB OR THAT THEY TRAIN YOU WHEN
THEY GOT HERE?
>> THEY DID TRAIN ME WHEN I GOT
HERE, BUT THEY'RE REALLY GOOD
ABOUT SAFETY TRAINING, MAKING
YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE, AND THE
ATMOSPHERE IS SO GREAT HERE.
I'M NOT AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS.
I'M NOT SURE IF I'M DOING
SOMETHING RIGHT, OR IF MY
EXPERIMENTS JUST KNOCK ON HOW I
WANTED TO, I FEEL VERY
COMFORTABLE HERE.
WE SET UP THE ATMOSPHERE WE CAN
JUST SIT DOWN AND ASK A
SCIENTIST, HEY HEY, I'M A LITTLE
LOST, I NEED SOME HELP.
EVERYONE I'VE WORKED WITH I'VE
REALLY TAKEN TIME OUT OF THEIR
DAY TO HELP ME OUT.
THEY REALLY MADE ME FEEL
COMFORTABLE AND HELP ME A LOT.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD TO HEAR.
>> ANY FINAL THOUGHTS YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD?
>> I LOVE IT HERE, EVERYBODY
SHOULD APPLY, DON'T BE SCARED TO
APPLY.
THIS IS BEEN PROBABLY THE BEST
SUMMER I HAVE EVER HAD, IT'S
BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
>> WONDERFUL, THINK YOU FOR
COMING AND SHARING.
WONDERFUL.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR INTERNSHIP!
>> THANKS!
TWO MORE WEEKS!
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, TO APPLY FOR
AN INTRATRIP AT NASA COME UP FOR
MORE INFORMATION MORE ABOUT IT,
YOU WANT TO GO TO
intern.NASA.gov.
THAT WAS IT REALLY
INSPIRATIONAL, I WANT TO BE A
NESSA INTERN NOW THAT I'VE HEARD
HER STORY.
I DID SOME COOL INTERNSHIPS BUT
NOTHING THAT RIVALED THAT.
>> IT'S NICE TO HEAR SHE WAS SO
EXCITED GETTING AN EMAIL FROM M
ME.
>> IT'S THE HIGH-ENERGY TIME
WHEN THEY'RE HERE AND THERE
ENERGY IS OUR ENERGY.
>> DEFINITELY SHOWS AROUND THE
CENTER.
EVERY THING IS PACKED BECAUSE
THE INTERNS ARE REALLY EXCITED,
EAGER TO LEARN, BE EXPOSED TO
EVERYTHING.
IT'S A GOOD REMINDER FOR ME,
THIS COOL STUFF HAPPENING HERE.
OUTSTANDING, ALL RIGHT, SO, LET
US DO SOME RAPID FIRE WHAT IF
QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU GUYS ARE UP
FOR A LOT.
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HAVE THEIR
OWN SPECIAL CASE, LIKE WHAT IF
I'M IN HIGH SCHOOL?
CAN I INTERNET NASA?
>> THERE'S A MINIMUM AGE
REQUIREMENT BUT YOU HAVE TO BE
AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD, BUT AS
LONG AS YOU'RE 16 OR OLDER, WE
DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
APPLY.
>> EARLIER, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE
GPA REQUIREMENT, BUT IF I DON'T
HAVE THAT?
IS THAT FIRM OR WHAT CAN I DO
CUSTOMER >> WE UNDERSTAND THAT
AN ERROR TERM AS A STUDENT FIRSF
YOU DON'T HAVE THE GPA WE WANT
SCRIPT STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON
SCHOOL FIRST, ONCE YOU DO HAVE A
3.0 AND A FOUR-POINT ON SCALE,
OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE ALL
AROUND, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO
APPLY THEM.
>> JUST GET YOUR GPA OUT, TRY
AGAIN THE NEXT SESSION.
>> GO BACK, FOCUS, WORK HARD,
COME BACK AGAIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY.
>> WHAT IF I'M NOT A U.S.
CITIZEN?
>> THE NESSA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
REQUIRED THAT
ARE U.S. CITIZENS.
IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, AND
THERE IS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT AT intern.NASA.gov.
>> GOOD TO KNOW THAT THOSE
ACCESSED.
I FEEL.
NOT A LOT, BUT WE HAVE SO MANY
FEARS AROUND THE WORLD
LOOK INTO THAT.
WHAT IF I RECENTLY GRADUATED
FROM COLLEGE?
DO I DO FEEL LIKE I MISSED MY
CHANCE TO?
>> IT'S NOT TOO LATE, YOU WOULD
BE ELIGIBLE.
SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION.
>> PRETTY COMMON STUDENTS
GRADUATE IN MAY, THEY'RE STILL
ABLE TO INTERN THE FOLLOWING
SUMMER.
ALSO THE FOLLOWING FALL.
>> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD, WHAT IF
I'M ENROLLED AT A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CLOSER MIKE >> YES,
DEFINITELY, AS LONG AS YOU'RE EN
A PROGRAM, YOU'RE ELIGIBLE.
IF ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE
ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS TO CHECK OUT IS THE
NESSA AEROSPACE SCHOLARS
, SO WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
STUDENTS HAVE BECOME NASA AND
STEARNS GOT SOMETHING FOR THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TO CHECK OUT.
>> MAYBE FROM THERE, IN TURN
INTO THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
APPLY TO BOTH PROGRAMS AS WELL.
>> VERY GOOD, LET ME SEE ABOUT
TAKING SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE
CHAPTER
>> IT DEPENDS ON THIS PERSON'S
TIMING, CAN YOU PURSUE AN
INTERNSHIP EVEN AFTER GRADUATING
WITH AN AEROSPACE DEGREE?
>> YOU SURE CAN.
AFTER SIX MONTHS AFTER
GRADUATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
GOOD QUESTION HERE, THE REAL
SEINFELD, I'M APPLYING FOR A
INTERNSHIP AT NASA, I NEED A
LETTER OF WRECK OF ADDITION.
I KNOW SOME FROM NASA, ARE THEY
ALLOWED TO WRITE A LETTER OF
RECOMMENDATION?
>> WE SEE THAT, THAT'S VERY
COMMON, FOR EXAMPLE STUDENTS WHO
DO, THOUGH ASKED THERE IN CAST
MEMBERS TO WRITE THEM ONE.
>> AS A REMINDER, YOU ALWAYS
WANT SOMEONE WHO CAN SPEAK
HIGHLY OF YOU, IF THAT'S A
PERSON IN NASA THAT'S FINE.
>> GLAD YOU HAVE THE ANSWER.
HERE'S A QUESTION, A RHETORICAL
QUESTION.
IS THERE A COOLER INTERNSHIP
ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE?
DEFINITELY NOT, I DON'T THINK S
SO.
EXCELLENT POINT.
HERE WE ALREADY HAVE ANSWERED
THIS, WE WILL REMIND THEM OF
POSSIBILITIES.
IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY AN
INTERNATIONAL PERSON TO BE AN
ENTRANT OF NASA?
>> THEY HAVE TO VISIT
intern.NASA.gov TO SEE IF THEIR
COUNTRY IS ONE OF THE AGENCIES
THAT WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH.
>> ALL RIGHT, THAT GOES ALSO FOR
MOODS, IS THERE A WAY TO GET IN
WITHOUT BEING A U.S. CITIZEN
CLOSER MIKE IT COULD BE,
DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAM.
THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT
intern.NASA.gov.
BUT THE ONE STOP SHOP FOR
INTERNSHIPS AT NASA.
>> IT SAYS RIGHT ON THE
HOME PAGE I THINK, LIKE I AM AN
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT.
YOU CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION
THERE.
>> IT'S VERY CLEAR.
YEAH, RIGHT THERE.
AWESOME, LET'S SEE, LET'S SAY,
MY QUESTION, CHET'S QUESTIONS, I
LIKE THIS PERSON, I'M INTERESTED
IN THEIR PROFILE.
I HAVE A PHILOSOPHY INQUIRY, CAN
I FIND A JOB?
>> AS WE MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE
SOME NONSTEM MAJORS,
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS NOT IN
STEM.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY IT
nasa.gov/ames/
NASAinSiliconVallleyLive
, APPLY.
HE SAYS, TOO BAD I'M 16.
BECAUSE WHAT'S THE MINIMUM AGE
WATERMARK MINIMUM AGE IS 16
>> YOU CAN APPLY, IF YOU MEET
THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS, YOU CAN
APPLY.
OR JUST HANG IN THERE TO FINISH
SCHOOL AND COME BACK IN COLLEGE.
>> THERE ARE LOADS MORE
QUESTIONS, WE CAN ALWAYS COME
BACK TO THESE SO WE DO WANT TO
JUMP AHEAD TO OUR NEXT INTERN.
WE CAN GET ANOTHER STORY ON HERE
FOR PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE.
SO THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO
MEET VANESSA, COME ON OUT,
VANESSA!
FEEL HEY!
FACE FOR JOINING US!
>> THINGS FOR HAVING ME!
WE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH IN THE
LAB TODAY IT'S BEEN A GOOD ONE.
>> TELL PEOPLE YOUR NAME, WHAT
YEARS STUDYING, WHERE YOU'RE
FROM CLUSTER MIKE >> I'M
VANESSA, I'M A SENIOR AT
STANFORD, I ALSO HAVE A HUMAN
BIOLOGY MAJOR WITH NEUROSCIENCE
AND BRAIN BEHAVIOR, I MINORED IN
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS.
>> I LOVE THAT, YOU SOUND LIKE
SOMEONE WHO IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT'S ALSO THE THINGS, YOU
DIDN'T WANT HAVE TO DECIDE, WENT
FOR IT ALL.
>> IT'S EXCITING, BECAUSE A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE, THAT SEEMS
SO DIFFERENT.
IT LIKE ASTROPHYSICS AND
VIOLENT SHEET.
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY INTERESTING
BECAUSE THEY
GO HAND-IN-HAND VERY WELL, ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS STUDYING
LIFE.
IN THE UNIVERSE AND LIFE IN
PLANETS AND WORLD TO UNDER HER
OWN.
>> SEARCHING FOR LIFE.
YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
>> IT'S REALLY COOL BECAUSE AMES
IS ONE OF THE NASA CENTERS THAT
SPECIALIZES OR HAS A LOT OF LABS
THAT WORK IN THE BIOSCIENCES, SO
ASTROBIOLOGY IS A BREAK THING
HERE VERY EXCITING.
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON
SPECIFICALLY?
>> I WORK AN AMAZING LAB, SHUT
OUT TO PATRICIA.
BILL.
WE WORK IN THE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY.
>> REALLY AMAZING WORK, ONE
OTHER BIGGEST PROJECTS WE
CREATED A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
ASTRONAUTS.
CALLED A FTE, AND IT BASICALLY
ALLOWS DIFFERENT PHYSIOLOGICAL
CONDITIONS SUCH AS THEIR
HEART RATE, BREATHING RATE,
TEMPERATURE, SO THAT'S REALLY
AMAZING.
AND THEY GO THROUGH IT, THEY CAN
REALLY CONTROL THESE THINGS AND
IT HELPS PEOPLE OUT WITH MOTION
SICKNESS, SYMPTOMS FREQUENTLY
EXPENSED BY ASTRONAUTS WHEN THEY
GET BACK TO EARTH, THEIR LITTLE
BIT DIZZY AND DISORIENTED.
IN THIS MENTAL TRAINING, IT'S A
CLINICALLY BAITED CLINICAL
TRIALS THAT WORKED BETTER THAN
THE SHOTS THAT PEOPLE WOULD HAV
HAVE.
SO, IT'S VERY COOL STUFF, RIGHT
NOW, WE ARE DOING A SECOND
PROJECT AS WELL WHERE WE ARE
WORKING ON A BIOFUEL A CANADIAN
SPACE AGENCY AS WELL, CAN HELP
ASTRONAUTS MONITOR PHYSIOLOGICAL
CONDITIONS.
AND REPORTED BACK TO A SURREAL
TIME.
SO WE ARE TEXTING IT OUT REAL
TIME RIGHT NOW.
OF >> THIS IS AMAZING, I DON'T
KNOW WHERE TO GET THEM BEGIN
WOULD YOU DO THE STUDY THAT?
>> OUR LAMP IS INFAMOUS FOR WHAT
WE CALLED THE CHAIR.
>> INFAMOUS!
>> CHAIR, AND IT MIMICS MOTION
SICKNESS AND SYMPTOMS AND SPACE
THAT ASTRONAUTS OFTEN EXPERIENCE
AND SO WE ARE TESTING OUR TEST
PARTICIPANTS IN THE CHAIR, HOW
THEY FEEL AS TIME MOVES ON, AND
THEY'RE ALSO WEARING A SUIT SO
WE ARE ABLE TO SEE ON HER
DEVICES AND THEY CAN SAY ON
THEIR iOS DEVICE, THE
HEART RATE, BREATHING RATE,
BLOOD PRESSURE, AND IT'S REALLY
INDICATIVE OF HOW SICK THEY ARE
FEELING.
AFTER THEY GET GET THE TRAINING
THEY ARE ABLE TO SEE A SCREEN
WITH THEIR PHYSIOLOGICAL
CONDITIONS AND WINGS LIKE THAT.
MENTALLY, BRING THESE THINGS UP
OR DOWN IN WAYS THAT MITIGATE
SICKNESS.
>> IT THAT'S REALLY COOL.
ONCE WE GOT WE GOT A SPINNING
CHAIR IN OUR LAB.
>> I WISH, YOU HAVE TO GO
THROUGH MEDICAL CLEARANCE
UNFORTUNATELY, SO IT'S INTERNS
LIABILITY.
OF >> I'D LIKE TO GIVE IT A TRY,
BUT I GOT SICK ON A WHALE WATCH
LAST YEAR.
MUCH OR HOW I DO ON A ROTATING
CHAIR.
AWESOME, SO I CAN SEE HOW YOUR
WORK IS GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
DO YOU FEEL THAT CLUSTER MIKE
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
>> IT'S REALLY EXCITING ALL THE
INTERNS ARE REALLY GRATEFUL, WE
CAN FEEL THE ENERGY IT'S REALLY
COOL BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY
APPLYING THOSE SPEED SUITS THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION MAY
NOT, WORTH CONTINUING TO TEST
OUT MODEL AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE
CAN IMPROVE ON THAT.
AND A LOT OF AMAZING ASTRONAUTS
HAVE WORKED WITH MY MENTORS AND
HAVE THE MOTION SICKNESS
TRAINING THEMSELVES LIKE MAY
JENSEN, AND WE HAVE A TON OF
PICTURES OF THEM IN OUR LAB,
THEIR SIGNED.
NEVER FELT SICK AGAIN, REALLY
GREAT THING.
SO, MY MENTORS, AND IT'S REALLY
EXCITING TO WORK WITH THEM
DURING THIS TIME KNOWING THAT
YOU'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING
THAT'S GOING TO CARRY PEOPLE
ESPECIALLY ON LONGER MISSIONS
WHEN WE ARE HEADED TO MARS.
AND THAT CAN TAKE A REALLY BIG
TOLL ON THE BODY, THAT WE
HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE FOR SUCH
SALT LONG SPACE FLIGHTS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
COMING OUT.
IT REALLY EXCITING TIME FOR
EVERYBODY.
IT'S BECAUSE THAT IS EXCITED, DO
YOU HAVE A FAVORITE THING ABOUTR
INTERNSHIP CLUSTER MIKE >> MY FE
THING ABOUT MY
INTERNSHIP, MY FIRST ONE IS
REALLY ACTUALLY GETTING TO
CONTRIBUTE WHAT OUR LAB IS DOING
AND INTERACTING WITH A TEST
PARTICIPANTS LIKE TALKING TO
THEM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT TESTS IN
THE CHART, EXERCISE CAN MIMIC A
LOT OF CONDITIONS THAT
ASTRONAUTS MIGHT BE UNDER.
INTERACTING WITH ITS,
RESEARCHING IT, I'VE GOT A
CLIPBOARD, I'M RUNNING THE
EXPERIMENTS.
SOMETIMES OUR MENTORS ARE THERE
SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT.
WE'RE REALLY IN CHARGE OF THE
EXPERIMENT, IT'S REALLY COOL TO
HAVE THAT HANDY TO YOU AND TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND BE
TREATED AND TAKEN SCARCELY.
IT LIKE YOU CAN COME ON BEING UP
TO PROVE THAT YET, I CAN
DEFINITELY DO THIS.
MY SECOND THING IS HEARING
REALLY COOL STORIES.
IT'S BEEN WORKING AND THAT'S IT
OVER 40 YEARS, SO THEIR BARREN
AMAZING.
ALL RECEIVED TRAINING FROM THEN.
SO, THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
THINGS TO HEAR THE STORIES IN
HERE ABOUT THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCE
IS HERE.
AND YOU REALLY FEEL A PART OF
LIKE SPACE INNOVATION AND
EXPLORATION.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
>> YOU FEEL THE PAST STORIES,
YOU KNOW YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING TO
THE FUTURE.
THAT'S AWESOME.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE
COMMENTS FROM HIGHER LEARNING, I
WENT TO WORK WITH VANESSA!
>> YES!
I WENT TO WORK WITH THEM TO!
>> SETTING IN MY APPLICATION
ASAP.
>> YES, IT'S IN THE MEN, SO THE
MAN.
HOW COOL IS SHE?
JEEZ.
[LAUGHTER]
WE ARE GLAD TO KNOW YOU,
VANESSA.
LOOKING FOR OTHER QUESTIONS,
MIGHT BE GREAT FOR YOU.
WELL, BUT WITH THE PROCESS OF
GETTING THE INTERNSHIP CLUSTER
MIKE WHAT TIME DID YOU APPLY?
COULD HE TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW AND FAR IN ADVANCE
THAT YOU APPLY DID YOU CHOOSE A
BUNCH OF PROJECTS JUST ONE?
>> I CHOSE A LETTER PROJECTS
THAT HAD A LOT OF BIOLOGY BASED
PROGRAMS SINCE I'M A BIOLOGY
MAJOR, NOT FLIGHT ENGINEERING.
I HAD A LOT OF PROGRAMS AT AMES,
SO I FILTERED IT BY THINGS I WAS
REALLY INTERESTED AND EXCITED
ABOUT.
AND I FOUND THREE THAT I APPLIED
TO THAT REALLY STUCK OUT TO ME.
SO I STARTED APPLYING PROBABLY
THINKING ABOUT IT, LIKE THREE
MONTHS IN ADVANCE, I STARTED
WRITING MY APPLICATION ABOUT ONE
MONTH IN ADVANCE.
BUT I THINK THAT IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT WITH SCHOOL
ADVANCEMENT THAT HE CAN DO
STARTING IN THE MONTHS PRIOR, I
REALLY, REALLY RECOMMENDED
THINKING ABOUT THE THINGS YOU
CAN SAY OUR PASSION AND ENDS
THAT YOU COULD WRITE ABOUT THAT
REALLY MAKES YOUR PERSONALITY
SHINE THROUGH YOUR APPLICATION
PRAY TO BUT ALSO THINKING ABOUT
YOUR LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION,
WHO'S GOING TO WRITE IT AND WHO
YOU WANT TO SEE ON YOUR BEHALF
AND IT'S THAT PERSON CAN
ACTUALLY SHOW COOL STORIES ABOUT
YOU.
AND HOW YOU HAVE TAKEN X SCALE
THAT THEY HAVE ON THE
APPLICATION AND HOW YOU'VE
APPLIED IT.
KIND OF SPITTING OUT THE
QUALIFICATIONS THAT THEY WANT
BUT WITH AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU
HAVE DONE ON YOUR OWN, IS REALLY
GREAT.
ANOTHER THING ABOUT LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION IS REALLY HELP
YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET YOUR
RECOMMENDERS GO INTO THE WIND
AND SAY HEY CAN YOU WRITE A
LETTER OF HER CONDITION FOR THIS
PROGRAM CLUSTER MARKET YOU CAN
ACTUALLY SUGGEST TALKING POINTS
WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM OR EMAIL
THEM, WHILE IT WOULD BE AWESOME
IF YOU COULD SPEAK ABOUT HOW I
LEAD THIS EXPERIMENT OR HOW I
DID THIS AND GIVE THEM A LIST OF
THINGS.
THEY ACTUALLY LOVE THAT BECAUSE
IT MAKES THEIR JOB A LOT EASIER.
BECAUSE THEN IT'S A SHORTER
PROCESS FOR THEM TO WRITE.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF WRITE YOUR
OWN.
EVEN IF IT'S TRUE.
>> YOU'RE NOT GOOD TO WRITE
ANYTHING THAT'S NOT TRUE, BUT
REMINDING THEM I DID THIS AND
THAT.
DON'T FORGET HOW PASSIONATE I AM
ABOUT THIS.
AWESOME, THAT'S REALLY GOOD
CONCRETE ADVICE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL THOUGHTS
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
ABOUT YOUR EXPENSE?
>> CAN I ASK IF YOU'VE WON THE
SUIT?
>> I HAVE WORN THE SUIT, A KIND
OF FITS LIKE A LEOTARD, A
LITTLE, YOU FEEL REALLY OF
OFFICIAL.
IT FEELS LIKE A SPACE SUIT THAT
YOU'RE WEARING, AND THEIR
SENSORS, LITTLE PLUG PACK, AND
SOMETHING THAT SITS IN THE
POCKET OF THE SUIT, OH, I'M
READY TO GO, LET'S GO.
>> VERY COOL, ONE OF THE PERKS
OF THE JOB.
>> I GUESS THE FINAL PCE OF
ADVICE THAT I HAVE, STILL APPLY.
APPLY, APPLY, APPLY.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING THING TO DO
WORKING AT NASA RIGHT NOW.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE
ARTEMIS PROGRAM COMING UP, LIKE
YOU WILL BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE
FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION.
THAT'S ALL EXCITING!
JUST PUT IN THE APPLICATION >>
GREAT MESSAGE, I'M SO GLAD.
THEY GIVE HER STOPPING BY.
>> BY ALL, THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER ONE THAT I WANT TO
MEET.
>> WANT TO BE JORDAN
JORDYN, AND VANESSA.
>> WE MAKE SURE TO.
DEFINITELY.
>> WE HAVE A BUNCH MORE
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
SOMEONE IS ASKING IF THESE ARE
PAID INTERNSHIPS?
DID WE TALK ABOUT THAT COULD WE
TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> FOR THE MOST PART, NASA
INTERNSHIPS ARE PAID FOR IT YOU
ARE GIVEN A STIPEND TO HELP
OFFSET LIVING AND TRAVEL
EXPERIENCES DURING YOUR
INTERNSHIP.
THERE ARE A FEW VOLUNTEER
PROGRAMS THAT KIND OF DEPENDS ON
THE CENTER.
BUT IF YOU ARE AT
intern.NASA.gov, THOSE
VOLUNTEER PROJECTS SHOULD BE
CLEARLY LABELED.
THOSE PRIZES THAT YOU'RE GETTING
PAID UNLESS IT SAYS VOLUNTEERED.
>> ANOTHER EASIER SAYS IF YOU
DIDN'T PROVIDE HOUSING, WOULD
YOU RECOMMEND A HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS DO WESTERN MARK DURING
THE SUMMER
YOU MENTIONED THE STIPEND COULD
HELP COVER THE COST.
>> THAT KIND OF GOES WITH
PLANNING AHEAD KNOWING WHAT
YOU'RE APPLYING FOR, SOME SUMMER
SESSION, LOOK AT WHAT THE PLACE
OR THE APPLYING, AN AREA THEY'RE
AT.
OFTEN TIMES ARE INTERNS, WILL
EITHER LOOK AT THE AIRBNB, CHECK
OUT DIFFERENT HOUSING OPTIONS IN
THE AREA.
>> WHEN STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED WE
WILL SEND OUT SOME HOUSING
RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
MOST ACTORS DO THAT.
WE TRY TO HELP YOU KNOW WHAT'S
THERE BECAUSE WE KNOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM OUT OF
STATE.
>> I IMAGINE FUTURE INTERNS
COULD BE IN TOUCH WITH EACH
OTHER WITH ROOMMATES.
>> WE HELP GET THEM CONNECTED
WHILE THEY'RE HERE.
LIKE FIVE ROOMMATES, THAT HELPS.
>> I SAW A GOOD ONE THAT I
WANTED TO COVER, CAN PEOPLE WITH
A DISABILITY BECOME A NASA
INTERN?
>> OF COURSE.
YES, PLAIN AND SUPPLE.
>> YES, POINT AND SUPPLE
WE HAVE EMPTY INTERNS WORKING
ON.
DOES YOUR MAJOR IMPACT IF YOU
APPLY AS AN ENGINEERING MAJOR,
YOU MIGHT WORK ON ROCKETS OR
TRIPS THAN THE MOON, SO USUALLY
THE PROJECTS ARE AIMED AT
SPECIFIC MAJORS.
SOMETIMES THOUGH, THERE ARE
PROJECTS WHERE THE MENTORS THEY
WILL TAKE A GROUP OF STUDENTS
AND THEN THEY WILL TELL HER IT'S
MORE TOWARD ZERO.
SO THEY'VE ENGINEERING STUDENT,
IT WILL THAT PORTION OF THE
PROJECT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> SPEAKING OF MENTORS, VANESSA
WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY
ARE SO AMAZING, SHE PROCEEDED
WORKING WITH THEM, CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT HOW THE MENTORS WORK
WITH HER STUDENTS?
>> OUR MENTORS ARE VERY AMAZING,
THERE OBVIOUSLY EXPERTS IN THEIR
FLD.
THERE WORKING DAY-TO-DAY,
PROVIDING THEM SUPPORT, TEACHING
THEM, SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE
WITH THEM, GIVING THEM ALL THE
NECESSARY TRAINING.
THERE ARE A HUGE PART OF THE
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OF COURSE.
>> SOMETHING TO ADD, WITHOUT OUR
MENTORS, ENTER CHIPS WHEN THEY
EXIST, SO VERY CREDIBLE TO THE
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
>> YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT INTERNS
BECOMING EMPLOUS SOMETIME.
DO YOU HAVE ANY THAT THEN BECAME
VENTURES?
>> YES, DEFINITELY.
>> YET, I ACTUALLY THINK A LOT
OF OUR MENTORS WERE ONCE INTERNS
SELECT HELPS A LOT BECAUSE THEY
REALLY HAVE THAT PERSPECTIVE.
THEY KNOW WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT
ARE INTERNS NEED.
>> YOU ACTUALLY INVITED A MENTOR
HERE TO JOIN US.
SO WERE GOING TO BE GEORGE, NOW.
COME OUT, GEORGE!
>> AND MENTOR ASKED HER AND TH!
TO SEE YOU!
>> EGGS, GOOD TO BE HERE,
THANKS.
>> WHEN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF
AND TELL US EVERYBODY WHAT YOU
WORK ON.
>> MY NAME IS GEORGE, I'M A
RESEARCH ENGINEER HERE WITHIN
THE DIAGNOSTICS AND RESEARCH
GROUP IN THE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM
DIVISION.
>> ARRAY, THAT'S ALSO A
MOUTHFUL.
>> WILL ASK YOU A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT YOUR WORK IN A BIT, BUT
YOU HAVE CHOSEN INTERNS
YOURSELF, WHO HAVE COME TO WORK
WITH YOU.
LOOK AT SO THINGS ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY APPLY?
>> TYPICALLY I LOOK AT THE TYPE
OF SKILLS THE INTERNS HAVE ON
THE RESUME AND HOW THEY HAVE USE
THOSE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES AND
PROJECTS.
SOMEONE SAYS, I KNOW THIS AND
THIS, I LOOK AT THE RESUME AND
SEE HOW THEY HAVE USED IT IN THE
PAST.
AND TO WHAT DEGREE THEY HAVE
USED IT.
>> SELECTOR INTERNS THAT ARE
SPECIFIC.
IT LIKE WHAT DID YOU DO WITH
THAT.
EXCELLENT.
YOU MUST LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
PASSIONATE, RIGHT?
>> I ALSO LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO
EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND THEIR
APPLICATIONS.
I READ THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT
FLDS THAT ARE IN THE LOCATION,
I LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EXCITD
ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION, EXCITED
ABOUT ROBOTICS EXCITED ABOUT
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HERE AT
AMES.
>> THAT'S DEFINITELY WE HEAR
ABOUT FROM OUR MENTORS.
I SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE SEEN
HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF
TRANSCRIPTS THAT ALL LOOK PRETTY
SIMILAR, BUT WHAT SETS IT APART
IS KIND OF LIKE YOU WHAT YOU'RE
DOING IN YOUR FREE TIME.
ARE YOU TEACHING YOURSELF HOW TO
CODE?
ARE YOU WORKING ON YOUR PILOT
LESSONS?
THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER NASA?
>> WE LIKE PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO
LEARN.
>> THAT MAKE SENSE.
>> A PREREQUISITE, DEFINITELY.
A SPECKLED LEARNING FOR LIFE.
>> GEORGE, HOW DID YOU GET THE
NASA?
>> I WAS VERY, VERY LUCKY, I GOT
INTO A VERY SMALL PROGRAM OF
YEARS AGO CALLED THE
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGE
PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY A PROGRAM
AT NESS AT SPECIFIC FOR
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS.
VERY A MEETING, EXPANSE, ONCE I
GOT HERE I SPENT THE ENTIRE
SUMMER WORKING WITH MY MENTOR ON
ROBOTICS PROGRAM.
I GOT MY FOOT IN THE DOOR, I'M
GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
AND IT WORKED REALLY WELL FOR
ME.
THE VERY NEXT SUMMER I WAS
INVITED BACK TO NASA TO TAKE
PART IN THE NASA ACADEMY FOR
ROBOTICS.
AND IN THE FOLLOWING SUMMER, GOT
TO GO BACK AGAIN FOR THAT NASA
ACADEMY FOR SPACE EXPLORATION.
REALLY GREAT PROGRAM THAT WAS A
TYPE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
MUTELY AFTERWARDS, I WAS HIRED
FULL-TIME.
AND NO I LIVE THE DREAM EVERY
DAY.
>> RIGHT, YEAH, I LIKE YOU TOLD
ME ONE TIME WHEN YOU'RE STARTING
THAT FIRST PROGRAM YOU'RE REALLY
INTIMIDATED HE FELT LIKE OH,
THEY'RE ALL GENIUSES WHAT IF I'M
NOT CLOSER ?
>> IT'S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL
THOUGH, THEY HAD VERY HIGH
EXPECTATIONS OF ME, IN ACTUALIT
ACTUALITY, WHAT WE EXPECT OF HER
INTERNS IS THAT WE GIVE THEM A
PROBLEM, THEY NEED TO LEARN,
DEVELOP NEW SKILLS, GET NEW
KNOWLEDGE, AND SOLVE THAT
PROBLEM.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT
TO BE AN ENTRY, SO WE LOVE IT
WHEN THEY CAN LEARN, GROW, AND
TELL US ALL THE REAL PROBLEMS
THAT WE HAVE.
>> UNITS MUST KNOW EVERYTHING
WHEN YOU GET HERE, YOU HAVE TO
LEARN.
WE HEARD FROM HER TO INTERNS
THAT THEIR COMPUTER BEATING TO
THIS BEFORE.
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON HOW IS
THAT SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM?
>> IN FACT I'VE GOT FOUR INTERNS
THE SUMMER, AND ONE OF THEM,
THEN, IS WORKING ON A PROJECT
FUEL VALVE TEST.
THIS IS VERY EXCITING, RIGHT, SO
THESE VALVES ARE USED FOR
FUELING UP ROGER GOOD'S END THEM
GO TO SPACE THE PROBLEM IS THESE
VALVES CONTROL THE FLOW OF
CRYOGENIC FUEL TO THE ROCK AT
THE FRONT FLIP OFF.
IF ANY OF THESE CELLS
FAIL YOU GOT A BIG PROBLEM
NOBODY GOES TO COAT THE SPACE
THAT DAY, IF THE FUEL STOPS.
IT'S ANOTHER DIFFERENT PROBLEM.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THE ASSISTED ACTIVITY
OF THESE MY
STOMACH SENSITIVITIES OF THE SY.
>> PRETTY IMPORTANT, THIS IS ONE
OF THE MANY THINGS LIKE OH,
YEAH, I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.
A FEW SAY SOMEBODY HAS TO FUEL
UP THE ROCKETS.
YOU GOT TO HAVE A VALVE OR OF
SOMETHING FILLING UP THE
ROCKETS.
MASON.
>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT EVEN
FOR FUTURE OF THE AGENCY THE
LUNAR GATEWAY AND FOR POSSIBLE
LUNAR COLONIES.
WE WILL HAVE TO FUEL UP ROCKETS.
FOR PROPULSION.
>> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER.
IS IT OKAY TO NOT HAVE ANY
OUTSIDE EXPERIENCE FOR THE
INTERNSHIP?
AS IN I'M LOOKING TO BUILD
EXPERIENCE AT NASA COME UP THAT
WORK OUT?
>> I THINK THAT IF YOU CAN SEEK
OUT THINGS LIKE ONLINE COURSES,
MAKE LEARNING A PRIORITY FOR
YOURSELF AND SHOW THAT YOU HAVE
LEARNED SOME SKILL LIKE I
LEARNED AT THE JOB I USED THE
ONLY COURSE, STUFF YOU HAVE TO
PUT ON THAT RESUME.
YOU CAN GET STARTED TODAY.
>> PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ABLE TO
UPDATE THEIR APPLICATIONS ON
intern.NASA.gov, SO, GOING OFF
OF WHAT GEORGE HAS MENTOR, WENT
TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE AND,
UPDATE YOUR PROFILE.
THIS BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
IT'S NOT GONE FOR GOOD.
THAT'S REALLY SMART.
GEORGE, HOW IS THE INTERVIEW
PROCESS WHEN YOU'RE BECOMING A
INTERN?
DO YOU REMEMBER?
>> I WAS REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT
THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.
IN ACTUALITY, EVERYBODY HERE IS
REALLY, REALLY NICE.
MY INTERVIEW I WAS ASKED A WHOLE
BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ABOUT MY
EXPERIENCE, ABOUT THINGS THAT
MAY BE EXCITED ABOUT ROBOTICS AT
THE TIME.
IT WAS REALLY FUN AND THE PERSON
THAT INTERVIEWED ME IS ACTUALLY
STILL A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE
HERE.
>> TURNED OUT OKAY.
ON YOUR EARLY PROJECT IS
ENTERED, DID YOU WORK ON
ROBOTICS PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE
ROBOTICS DESIGN OR ARE INTERNS
USUALLY INVOLVED IN PROGRAM CAN
>> IT COULD BE INCREDIBLY
VARIED, FOR ME I HAD TO WORK ON
HARD WORK, I'M, SOFTWARE, BOTH
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE NEEDED EXA
WORK.
IT'S PRETTY VARIED, AND SOME
THINGS I HAVE NOW, THEY'RE
PURELY PROGRAMMING OR AT SOME OF
ARE DOING HARDWARE.
HARDWARE OR PROGRAMMING.
>> ALL SORTS OF THINGS BECAUSE
YOU WANT TO BE EXPOSED TO AS
MUCH AS YOU CAN WHEN YOU ARE
INTERN.
>> WHEN THEY DEVELOP PROJECTS
FOR INTERN I THINK ABOUT THINGS
THAT ALLOW THEM TO GROW
PROFESSIONALLY HELP US.
>> THAT'S A NICE POINT.
IT'S NOT JUST A ONE WAY STREET.
ABSOLUTELY.
TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO ASK YOU
NEXT.
A SPECIFIC ONE, FOR GEORGE, I
DON'T HAVE EXTRACURRICULAR
PROJECTS, EXTRACURRICULARS ARE
UNDER MY BELT.
I DO WORK IN A CHAIN CHILD, WILL
I BE PASSED OVER?
>> NOT AT ALL, IN FACT I'D LOVE
TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
YOU PRODUCE THERE DEFINITELY
HIGHLIGHT ALL THE SKILLS THAT
YOU HAVE GAINED AN APPOINTMENT.
EVEN SOME OF THE
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN
ON AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOU.
THOSE ARE ALL GREAT THINGS TO
HAVE AS AN INTERN.
>> YOU KNOW, AND THE PERSONAL
STATEMENT SECTION, I THINK IT
WOULD ALSO BE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENT TO
JUST HIGHLIGHT WHAT THEY LEARNED
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE.
AGAIN IT'S THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO
TO SHOW THE MENTOR WHAT TYPE OF
SKILLS THEY HAVE LEARNED AND
ALSO THE POTENTIAL IS AS WELL.
>> AS USUAL, THERE'S SO MUCH
GOOD STUFF TO TALK ABOUT BUT
WERE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE
QUESTION, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY
FINAL THOUGHTS YOU WANT TO SHARE
FOR POTENTIAL INSURANCE.
>> I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO FIRST OF ALL APPLY.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES
HERE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET
ANY OF THEM UNTIL YOU APPLY.
ON YOUR RESUME, TELL US WHAT YOU
LOVE NASA AND GET READY FOR AN
EXCITING SUMMER.
>> I'LL BET THAT'S TRUE!
I DON'T DOUBT THAT A BIT.
OKAY, WELL, WE ARE RUNNING OUT
OF TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO FORGET TO GET IN
SOME OF THE INFORMATION YOU HAD
TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE.
WE KNOW ONE SOURCE OF
INFORMATION, ALL OF THIS HAS GOT
YOU EXCITED TO APPLY, GO TO
intern.NASA.gov TO LEARN ABOUT
HOW THE PROCESS WORKS, POTENTIAL
PROJECTS, REQUIREMENTS,
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO APPLY.
WE HAVE SOME OTHER RESOURCES TO
LEARN ABOUT THE STORIES OF
INTERNS, OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
>> THERE ARE THREE WAYS THE
FIRST IS THAT WE HAVE INTERN
STORIES AND BLOGS, IF YOU WANT
TO LEARN ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE IT
FROM THE INTERN PERSPECTIVE, ALL
THESE ARE WRITTEN FROM THE
INTERNS THEMSELVES.
VISIT BLOGS.NASA.GOV.
WE ARE ON FACEBOOK ON THE
TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM.
ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, WE USE
THE THE HANDLE.
LESS THING IS THAT, NOWADAYS,
AND SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU CAN FOLLOW
HASHTAGS.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO RUN ANY
OF THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA FLATWORMS
TO SEARCH FOR HASHTAG NASA
ENTRANCE, YOU'LL SEE A LOT ABOUT
NASA POST, BUT ALSO POSTS FROM
THE ENTRANCE IF IT SPECIFICALLY.
YOU SEE SOME OF THEIR INTERNS AS
WELL.
>> INTERNS AS WELL.
ESPECIALLY TODAY BECAUSE
NATIONAL INTERN DAY ALL KINDS OF
POSTS, ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA.
A GOOD DAY TO CHECK IT OUT.
>> I'M SURE AFTER LISTENING
EVERYBODY TODAY, IS PEOPLE WHO
HAVE GENERALLY INTERESTING
STORIES AND PUSHING FORWARD ALL
OF OUR MISSIONS.
I WILL CHECK IT OUT NATIONAL
INTERN DAY.
WE WERE ALMOST OUT OF TIME, I'M
GOING TO THROW A FEW MORE
QUESTIONS END.
JUST A ROUND OUT THE DAY.
CAN INTERNS BECOME ASTRONAUTS?
>> YES, WHY NOT, I HOPE SO!
>> SKIES THE LIMIT I THINK.
IS THERE A MAX AGENT FOR
ASTRONAUTS CLUSTER
>> NOW.
>> DO YOU KNOW THE NUMBER OF
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COLLEGE
STUDENTS CLUSTER MARK >> FLOW AD
THE SECOND LARGEST GROUP IS
PROBABLY OUR GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND THEN JUST A FEW
HIGH SCHOOLERS HERE AND THERE.
>> ARE LESS QUESTION OF THE DAY
FROM ANOTHER USER.
SORRY FOR BUTCHERING THAT.
CAN I BE NINE D2 AND STILL APPLY
>> YES, NO ONE WILL STOP YOU.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE MANY SKILLS TO
BRING.
ANY FINAL WORDS OF A DEVICE, GO
FOR A CLUSTER MARK >> GO FOR IT,
IT ALL STARTS WITH APPLYING.
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