>> HELLO, EVERYONE, WELCOME TO
ANOTHER EPISODE OF NASA SCIENCE
LIVE.
I'M YOUR HOST FOR TODAY'S
EPISODE.
I'M AN OPERATIONS AND TEST
OPERATIONS FOR MARCH 2020 ROVER,
PERSEVERANCE, AND I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN OPERATOR
FOR THE HELICOPTER.
MY JOURNEY STARTED AS AN INTERN
JUST 5 YEARS AGO
BEFORE BECOMING FULL TIME
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED, WHAT IT
WOULD BE LIKE TO WORK AT NASA.
MANY PEOPLE THINK NASA IS ALL
ABOUT ASTRONAUTS AND TRAVELING
TO SPACE.
HOWEVER, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
ASTRONAUTS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES
DOING EXCITING THINGS AROUND
HERE.
THERE ARE SO MANY ROLES FROM
SCIENTISTS TO ENGINEERS AND EVEN
SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALISTS.
HOW CAN YOU GET STARTED?
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NASA INTERNS
FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO
GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON
PROJECTS IMPACTING NASA
MISSIONS.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DIVE INTO
HOW YOU CAN BECOME A NASA
INTERN.
I'M JOINED BY ALBERT, A NASA
STUDENT AIRBORNE RESEARCH INTERN
AT ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH
CENTER AND A REMOTE SUMMER
INTERN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
SO IT MUST BE SO EXCITING TO
HAVE STARTED AN INTERNSHIP AT
NASA.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE
AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING AT THE
AGENCY?
>> SURE.
SO I'M CURRENTLY A STUDENT
AIRBORNE RESEARCH INTERN WITH
NASA ARMSTRONG.
MY PARTICULAR PROJECT IS WORKING
WITH LOOKING AT WILDFIRES OVER
THE PAST TWO YEARS AND FIGURING
OUT HOW THEY RELATE TO EACH
OTHER IN TERMS OF THE LANDS THAT
THEY SCORCH AND THE AEROSOLS
LIFTED INTO THE AIR.
SOME OF THE THINGS I GET TO DO,
I GET TO TAKE AEROSOL SAMPLES
AND HAVE THEM BE ANALYZED FOR
OVER A HUNDRED TRACE GASSES OVER
IN A LAB BACK IN CALIFORNIA.
>> YOUR WORK IS SUPER PERSONAL
TO ME SINCE I WORK IN
CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS FASCINATING.
MARIE, HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> I'M PART OF THE TEAM AT
ARMSTRONG.
WE HAVE AIR WORTHINESS.
I'M NOT A S.T.E.M. MAJOR, BUT I
AM LOOKING AT IMPROVING THE
BI-DIRECTIONAL INTERACTIONS.
>> THANKS FOR SHARING.
I'M GLAD YOU BRING THAT
DIVERSITY OF SKILLS TO THE
AGENCY.
HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU APPLY
BEFORE YOU GOT ACCEPTED?
>> I APPLIED ONCE.
BUT IT WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE
THERE IS A PROGRAM, A NASA
CHARTERED PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE.
I APPLIED AND GOT IN.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY
FOR A NASA INTERNSHIP.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU, ALBERT?
>> I AM ACTUALLY THE EXACT
OPPOSITE OF THAT.
I APPLIED ABOUT FIVE TIMES
BEFORE GETTING MY FIRST
INTERNSHIP.
AND TO HELP ON THAT NOTE, I
WOULD SAY IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHETHER OR NOT IT TAKES YOU ONCE
OR FIVE TIMES OR EVEN A HUNDRED
TIMES, JUST MORAL OF THE STORY
IS KEEP APPLYING NO MATTER WHAT.
>> IT'S ABOUT THAT PERSEVERANCE.
ABSOLUTE PUN INTENDED THERE.
HOW IS THIS NASA INTERNSHIP
IMPACTING YOUR CAREER PATH?
>> IT'S INFLUENCING MY CAREER
PATH AS I'M AN ENGINEERING MAJOR
AT VIRGINIA TECH.
BUT I'M LOOKING MORE SO INTO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES.
WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY AS I'M
APPLYING TO GRAD SCHOOL IN THE
FALL, I'M CONSIDERING GOING INTO
EVEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AS WELL AND HOPEFULLY THROUGHOUT
THE REST OF MY CAREER EVEN, TOO.
>> THAT'S FASCINATING.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, MARIA?
>> IT'S BROADEN MY CAREER IN
EDUCATION.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD DO
ANYTHING WITHIN S.T.E.M. BEING A
PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR.
IT'S BEEN GREAT BECAUSE HERE WE
ARE.
IT'S LIKE I'M EXCITED TO SEE
WHERE I WILL GO NEXT BECAUSE
THERE'S MANY, MANY WAYS YOU CAN
GO.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND, YOU KNOW, ALONG THOSE
LINES, WHAT'S SOME ADVICE THAT
YOU GUYS CAN SHARE TO THOSE THAT
WANT TO BE NASA INTERNS?
>> I WOULD ADVISE, DON'T BE
AFRAID TO TRY.
WE LIMIT OURSELVES OR PUT
RESTRICTIONS ON OURSELVES
WITHOUT TRYING FIRST.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY BECAUSE
TRYING IS WINNING.
YOU JUST MIGHT HAVE FUN.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU, ALBERT?
>> THE BEST ADVICE, DON'T MAKE
EXCUSES FOR YOURSELF.
YOU WANT TO GO INTO THIS
APPLICATION WITH AN OPEN
MINDSET.
YOU REALLY JUST DON'T WANT TO
MAKE ALL THESE EXCUSES, I CAN'T
GET THIS INTERNSHIP OR I'M NOT
PREPARED ENOUGH, THE BEST THING
YOU CAN DO IS APPLY.
I'M HERE AND I ORIGINALLY
THOUGHT THAT, HEY, I COULDN'T DO
THE STUFF THAT I'M DOING NOW.
BUT I'M HERE DOING IT NOW.
>> FOR SURE.
IT'S ABOUT THAT RESILIENCE.
I WILL SPRINKLE IN MY OWN PIECE
OF ADVICE.
GO BUILD STUFF, GO BREAK STUFF,
LEARN TO TELL THE STORY ABOUT IT
AND TELL THOSE RECRUITERS WHAT
YOU LEARNED, RIGHT?
THANK YOU, GUYS FOR JOINING US.
I THINK YOU PROVIDED GREAT
INSIGHT FOR OUR VIEWERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, NASA HAS
OPPORTUNITIES IN MANY AREAS.
YOU JUST HEARD FROM SOME OF THE
INTERNS INVOLVED IN SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING.
BUT THE OPPORTUNITIES DON'T STOP
THERE.
LET'S HEAR FROM OTHER INTERNS
AROUND THE AGENCY AND LEARN
ABOUT THE WORK THEY ARE DOING.
>> HELLO, I'M MEGAN.
I'M FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS.
>> I'M ART, I'M FROM CALIFORNIA.
>> I'M FROM PEURTO RICO.
>> I'M LIAM FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE.
>> MY NAME IS CAITLYN.
>> MY NAME IS DANIEL.
I'M AN INTERN AND WORKING ON
ROBOTICS.
>> I'M AN INTERN AT JOHNSON
SPACE CENTER DOING 3D MODELING
AND AUTOMATION FOR THE ARTEMIS
PROGRAM.
>> I'M CURRENTLY AN INTERN AT
AMES RESEARCH CENTER.
I'M WORKING ON AN APPLICATION
FOR ANALYSIS OF 3D.
>> I'M INTERNATIONAL AGENCY
RELATIONS AT HEADQUARTERS.
>> I'M AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
AND WORKING THE OFFICE OF
S.T.E.M. ENGAGEMENT.
>> I'M AT LANGLEY.
>> IT HAS BEEN MY DREAM TO WORK
AT NASA.
I LOVE HOW COLLABORATIVE AND
SUPPORTIVE MY TEAM ARE.
>> THERE IS A NEW AND EXCITING
CHALLENGE.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M PART OF A BIG
FAMILY.
>> WHAT I LIKE ABOUT INTERNING,
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
WITH DATA THAT'S OUT OF THIS
WORLD.
>> GOING FORWARD, I WANT TO
DEVELOP A SKILLSET IN ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE AND CREATE MORE
EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS.
>> IN THE FUTURE, I WANT TO DO
SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M
DOING NOW, EXPLORING OTHER
PLANETS.
>> IF I'M NOT HERE OR WORKING IN
SPACE, I WANT TO WORK IN THE
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INDUSTRY.
>> INTERNATIONAL POLICY.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
IT'S MY DREAM TO WORK AT NASA.
>> IN THE FUTURE, I HOPE TO WORK
AT NASA FULL TIME.
>> MY CAREER GOALS ARE TO BECOME
A SUCCESSFUL PLANETARY SCIENTIST
AND MAYBE AN ASTRONAUT.
>> ANYONE WHO WANTS TO INTERN,
APPLY, APPLY, APPLY.
>> ONE THING I WANT TO RECOMMEND
TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO INTERN AT
NASA, IS TO NOT QUIT.
>> TAKE CHANCES.
YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED.
>> JUST REACH OUT.
>> INTERNING IS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AND
LEARN FROM PEOPLE OF ALL
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND
STRENGTHS, ALL STRIVING TOWARDS
THE GOAL.
>> THAT'S ALL FOR ME.
BYE.
>> I'M JOINED BY ANALISE FROM
THE OFFICE OF S.T.E.M.
ENGAGEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME TODAY.
I'M SO EXCITED TO GET TO TALK
WITH YOU FURTHER AGAIN.
I AM THE OFFICE OF S.T.E.M.
ENGAGEMENT INTERNSHIP CENTER IN
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
ALSO, AT THE FACILITY IN NEW
MEXICO.
I'M EXCITED TO GIVE YOU TIPS AND
TRICKS ON THE NASA INTERN
APPLICATION PROCESS TODAY.
>> WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE
WONDERING HOW THEY CAN BECOME A
NASA INTERN.
HOW MANY INTERNS ARE THERE AT
NASA AND WHAT SORTS OF
OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO RIGHT NOW, THROUGH THE OFFICE
OF S.T.E.M. ENGAGEMENT, WE HAVE
OVER 2,000 INTERNS INTERNING
WITH US AT ALL THE DIFFERENT
NASA CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS SUMMER WE ARE OPERATING
VIRTUALLY, SO WE HAVE STUDENTS
IN THE U.S., STUDENTS IN PEURTO
RICO AND ALSO IN THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
THEY ARE INTERNING ON PROJECTS
WITH SOME S.T.E.M. DISCIPLINE.
SO YOU HAVE THE SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND
MATH.
AND WE HAVE STUDENTS WORKING IN
THE MISSION SUPPORT AREAS SUCH
AS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, EDUCATION
FIELD.
EVEN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING.
NASA TRIES TO REMAIN DIVERSE AND
INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS.
BECAUSE WE NEED THOSE JOBS TO
GET TO THE MOON ONE DAY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, I WOULD AGREE
WITH THAT.
WHAT ARE REQUIREMENTS PEOPLE
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TO BECOME
NASA INTERNS?
>> THE FIRST THING IS HEAD TO
INTERN.NASA.GOV.
THAT HAS ALL THE DIFFERENT
INTERNSHIPS NASA OFFERS.
WE HAVE A FEW ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS THAT EACH STUDENT
NEED TO MEET BEFORE CLICKING
THAT SUBMIT BUTTON.
YOU NEED A 3.0 GPA.
STUDENTS NEED TO BE 16 YEARS OF
AGE.
THEY NEED TO BE U.S. CITIZEN AND
THEN STUDENTS ALSO NEED TO BE
ENROLLED IN AN ACCREDITED
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, BUT THEY
CAN ALSO BE IN HIGH SCHOOL AS
WELL.
>> GOT IT.
SO THERE IS SO MANY PROGRAMS.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT
TYPE OF INTERNSHIPS AT NASA?
>> THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
PATHWAYS TO GETTING TO NASA.
JUST GETTING TO A NASA
INTERNSHIP, ANY EMPLOYEE HAS A
DIFFERENT PATH ON HOW THEY GOT
TO WHERE THEY ARE TODAY.
A FEW OF OUR LARGER PROGRAMS
ARE, THE OFFICE OF S.T.E.M.
ENGAGEMENT INTERNSHIP AND WE
HAVE OUR PATHWAYS PROGRAM AS
WELL WHICH IS MORE ON THE
FEDERAL SIDE.
SO, TO VIEW THOSE INTERNSHIPS
AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE, YOU CAN GO
TO INTERN.NASA.GOV.
ALSO JUST AS GREAT ARE AN
ACADEMY AND INTERNSHIPS THROUGH
THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY.
NASA ALSO OFFERS AN AMOUNT OF
STUDENT AND EDUCATOR PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES.
ASIDE FROM INTERNSHIPS.
SO TO VIEW THOSE, THEY ARE
SPREAD OUT.
YOU CAN GO TO NASA.GOV/STEM.
YOU CAN LOOK AT OUR FELLOWSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, OUR ARTEMIS
STUDENT CHALLENGES AND WE EVEN
HAVE THE NASA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCHOLARS, THE LIST GOES ON.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK THEM
OUT FOR BOTH STUDENT
OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN ALSO
EDUCATOR AND TEACHER
OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
>> SO THERE'S SUCH A VAST AMOUNT
OF PROGRAMS TO GET TO NASA,
HOPING ALL OF YOU JOIN US ONE
DAY.
WHAT ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS THAT
INTERNS AT NASA HAVE?
>> SO MANY HIGHLIGHTS.
I CAN SPEAK FROM PRIOR
EXPERIENCE.
I LOVE NASA INTERNS.
A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO.
STUDENTS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY
TO CONTRIBUTE TO NASA'S OVERALL
MISSION AND REALLY RECEIVE
EXPERIENCES AND WORK WITH SOME
OF THE GREATEST MINDS IN THE
WORLD.
AND THEN THE SECOND HIGHLIGHT I
DEFINITELY THINK IS NETWORKING
AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT EACH STUDENT
GETS.
IT ALLOWS THEM TO GROW
PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY AS
WELL.
STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND GREET
WITH OTHER INTERNS ACROSS THE
AGENCY THROUGH SOME STUDENT
COMMITTEES.
AND THEY GET THE PRIVILEGE TO
WORK ON PROJECTS THAT HAVE A
CROSS-COLLABORATION ACROSS EACH
NASA CENTER.
I LIKE TO TELL STUDENTS TO LOOK
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS GOING ON FROM
SESSION TO SESSION.
THEY CAN CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA PAGES ON INSTAGRAM,
LinkedIn, YOU GET TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE DEADLINES COMING
UP.
AND SOME COOL AND EXCITING
PROJECTS OUR STUDENTS ARE
WORKING ON TODAY.
>> I HAVE TO AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING.
I BECAME FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE
AFTER BEING AN INTERN.
I LOVE IT HAD THAT MUCH.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ASK
NASA.
WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF
QUESTIONS.
BUT FIRST, LET'S TAKE A FEW OF
OUR INTERNS AND SEE HOW THEY
BECAME FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND
CONTINUED THEIR NASA JOURNEY.
>> HELLO.
I'M CHELSEA.
I'M A PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST.
>> I'M SUE.
I'M A SYSTEMS ENGINEER AT NASA
AMES RESEARCH CENTER.
>> I INTERNED AT NASA DOING
TESTING ON SPACE SUITS AND
ANALYSIS ON THERMAL PROTECTION
SYSTEMS.
I'M WORKING ON SYSTEMS FOR THE
ARTEMIS MISSION.
>> HELLO.
I INTERN AT NASA DOING SOFTWARE.
TODAY I'M AN INTEGRATION AND
TEST MANAGER.
>> IT WAS MY JOB TO COMMUNICATE
ALL THINGS SCIENCE, WRITING
ARTICLES, VIDEOS, TV SHOWS.
NOW THAT I WORK FULL TIME HERE,
I GET TO DO THE EXACT SAME JOB.
>> I'M JACOB.
I WAS AN INTERN AT GODDARD, NOW
I WORK IN THE MISSION CONTROL
CENTER.
>> I'M AUTUMN, I WAS A LEGAL
INTERN WITH NASA.
NOW I'M AN ATTORNEY ADVISER.
>> I INTERN IN 2016, 2017 AND
2018 AS A STUDENT COORDINATOR
HELPING TO COORDINATE THE INTERN
PROGRAM.
NOW I'M WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF
S.T.E.M. ENGAGEMENT AS AN
EDUCATION SPECIALIST.
>> WHILE INTERNING AT NASA, I
WORKED ON DATA VISUALIZATION
TECHNIQUES.
>> I INTERNED DOING PUBLIC
OUTREACH.
NOW I'M A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
SPECIALIST.
>> MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING
AN INTERN IS THE PEOPLE.
YOU GET TO WORK ALONG SIDE
PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, GET TO KNOW THEM.
>> I LOVED INTERNING AT NASA
BECAUSE I WAS WORKING ON REAL
ENGINEERING PROBLEMS.
AND I WAS DOING MY PART TO
ADVANCE HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION.
>> I FELT LIKE I BELONGED.
THERE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE
HERE.
>> WHAT I LIKE THE MOST IS IT IS
VERY INCLUSIVE, THEY VALUE
DIVERSITY.
>> THEY WANT YOU TO DO WELL.
THEY WANT TO SEE YOU SUCCEED.
>> I LEARNED A TON ABOUT
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND
OTHER SKILLS TO BE PART OF THIS
FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM.
THE THING I ENJOYED MOST, I GOT
TO CONTRIBUTE TO PROJECTS THAT
ARE GOING TO TAKE HUMANS TO THE
MOON AND MARS.
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING
THAT DIDN'T HAVE MEANING AT THE
END OF THE DAY.
I WANTED TO WORK ON SOMETHING
THAT WAS CHANGING THE WORLD FOR
THE BETTER AND SOMETHING I COULD
TALK ABOUT PROUDLY WITH MY
FAMILY AND MY KIDS ONE DAY.
>> WHAT I APPRECIATE IT MOST, IS
THE PEOPLE I GOT TO MEET AND
EXPERIENCES MOVING FORWARD IN MY
CAREER.
>> IT HELPS ME REALIZE I DIDN'T
NEED A SCIENCE DEGREE TO WORK
THERE.
>> MY FAVORITE THING WAS THE
ABILITY TO MEET AND NETWORK WITH
NASA ENGINEERS AND I GOT A
CHANCE TO MEET TWO APOLLO
ASTRONAUTS.
>> WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAVE
SEEN IN MY LIFE.
THAT'S THE REASON I CAME BACK.
NASA IS NOT JUST A PLACE TO WORK
FOR ME.
IT'S FAMILIARLY, IT'S A
COMMUNITY.
>> SO WE ARE BACK WITH ANALISE
TO ANSWER A FEW OF YOUR
QUESTIONS.
OUR FIRST #ASKNASA IS COMING
FROM MARCUS, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN
SCHOOL FOR SOME TIME, BUT CAN I
GET AN INTERNSHIP AT NASA?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT
INTERN.NASA.GOV.
YOU WILL NEED TO BE ENROLLED IN,
LIKE I SAID, IN AN ACCREDITED
COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL.
TAKE A LOOK ON THAT WEBSITE AND
SEE IF YOU FALL INTO ANY OF THE
OTHER CATEGORIES.
>> TWITTER, CAN A MEDICAL
STUDENT PARTICIPATE IN AN
INTERNSHIP AT NASA?
>> OF COURSE.
LIKE I SAID, NASA TRIES TO
REMAIN DIVERSIVE AND INCLUSIVE.
PERSONALLY SPEAKING, I WORK AT
THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
AND WE USUALLY HIRE MEDICAL
STUDENTS WORKING ON SOME
BIOMECHANICS AND SPACE SUIT TYPE
PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
SUMMERTIME.
KEEP AN EYE OUT ON THAT WEBSITE
FOR OPENING SPRING POSITIONS
COMING UP.
>> NOW WE HAVE BASIL WHO ASKS I
HEARD ABOUT ARTUS AT NASA.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
WHAT THEY DO.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I SIT IN THE SAME OFFICE AT ONE
OF OUR RESIDENT ARTISTS.
THEY WORK IN GRAPHIC DESIGN TYPE
FIELD AS WELL.
SO IF THAT'S PART OF YOUR
SKILLSET, SEARCH FOR GRAPHIC
DESIGN OR VISUAL ARTS.
SPEAKING FROM MY OWN PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE, THEY DO HAVE
RESIDENT ARTISTS THAT MAY BE
PAINTING MURALS AROUND THE
CENTER AND OTHER THINGS ALONG
THOSE LINES.
>> AT JPL WE HAVE FANTASTIC
ARTISTS THAT COME UP WITH
GRAPHICS AND POSTERS THAT
HIGHLIGHT ALL OF OUR MISSIONS
COMING OUT OF JPL.
I HAVE SOME AROUND MY HOUSE,
TOO.
FANTASTIC WORK SOME OF THE
ARTISTS DOING.
ANNA FROM Facebook ASKS HOW
CAN YOU BECOME AN INTERN IF YOU
ARE AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT?
>> GREAT QUESTION AND GREAT
NAME.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, GO TO
INTERN.NASA.GOV.
WE HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
LOCATED AND BASED OUT OF THE
AMES RESEARCH CENTER IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
ONCE YOU HEAD ON TO THAT
WEBSITE, YOU CAN SEE IF YOUR
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCY FALLS UNDER
THAT SPACE ACT AGREEMENT AND
ALLOWS YOU TO PURSUE A NASA
INTERNSHIP.
THAT WILL GIVE YOU A LIST AND
DIRECTIONS ON WHAT YOU CAN TAKE
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
HERE AT JPL WE HAVE MANY
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AS WELL
FROM SPECIFIC SCHOOLS, SPECIFIC
COUNTRIES.
THERE ARE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS.
YOU HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF
WORK DIGGING THEM UP, BUT IT IS
POSSIBLE FOR SOME FOLKS.
HOW DO WE GO ABOUT APPLYING FOR
AN INTERNSHIP IF WE DON'T HAVE
MUCH EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF
SCHOOL WORK?
>> I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU FIRST
TO GET INVOLVED.
WHETHER AT YOUR UNIVERSITY OR
COLLEGE OR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL,
WHEREVER YOU MAY BE.
THEY CAN BE WITHIN YOUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN JOIN SOME CLUBS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT THAT MIRROR
WHAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE.
IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN
ROBOTICS, LOOK FOR A CLUB.
IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN
GRAPHIC DESIGN.
LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHEREVER
YOU ARE AT TO GROW THAT
SKILLSET.
ONCE YOU HAVE THOSE SKILLSETS
AND ONCE YOU ARE FILLING OUT THE
APPLICATION, I ENCOURAGE
STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT
THEIR INTERESTS ARE AND HOW THEY
HAVE APPLIED THOSE INTERESTS
FIRSTHAND AND GO AHEAD AND PUT
SOME OF THOSE KEY WORDS INTO THE
APPLICATION, TOO.
GET OUT THERE AND GET INVOLVED.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
I WILL ADD TO THAT, HIGHLIGHTING
WHAT I SAID EARLIER, IF YOU
DON'T HAVE THE CHANCE OF HAVING
INTERNSHIPS OR RESEARCH OR
WHATEVER ONE OF THESE PATHWAYS
IS ON YOUR OWN, GO BUILD STUFF,
GO BREAK STUFF.
THERE IS SO MANY RESOURCES, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE SOME OF
THE SKILL SETS, WHATEVER YOU
PURSUE AND LEARN HOW TO TELL
STORY WITH T THAT'S IMPORTANT IN
THIS WHOLE JOINING PROCESS HERE.
SO PUMA ASKS ARE INTERNSHIPS
PAID?
>> YES, THEY ARE.
GREAT QUESTION.
MOST INTERNSHIPS ARE PAID.
THEY DO DIFFER A BIT BASED ON
YOUR SPECIFIC ACADEMIC LEVEL.
HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS UNDERGRAD
VERSUS MASTERS VERSUS DOCTORATE.
THEY DO GET PAID DIFFERENTLY IN
THE WAY THAT WHETHER THEY ARE A
STIPEND OR BI-WEEKLY PAYCHECK.
THEY ARE PAID.
CHECK OUT THE SITE AND THAT CAN
BREAK DOWN THOSE FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
>> NOW WE HAVE WHAT TYPE OF WORK
DO YOU RECOMMEND US TO STUDY
THAT COULD BE USEFUL TO ENTER.
>> I'M GOING TO PUT THE BALL
BACK IN YOUR COURT ON THIS ONE,
MY FRIEND.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT WHAT
YOUR REAL INTERESTS ARE.
I CAN'T PICK A MAJOR FOR YOU
WHEN YOU ARE GOING INTO COLLEGE.
BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO SCHOOL,
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT WHAT SOME
OF YOUR INTERESTS ARE.
REALLY TAKE A LOOK IN THAT
REGARD.
AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, NASA HIRES A
LOT OF STEM DISCIPLINES AND
FIELDS.
THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING AND MATH.
SAY YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN
SOCIAL MEDIA.
MAYBE YOU WILL PURSUE A
COMMUNICATIONS PATH.
NASA NEEDS SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERTS
TO PUT ON EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE.
WHEREVER YOUR INTERESTS FALL,
TAKE THAT AND RUN WITH IT.
I AM A TEACHER.
I TOOK MY EDUCATION PATH AND
MELDED IT WITH S.T.E.M.
THERE IS PLENTY OPPORTUNITIES TO
PURSUE WHATEVER YOUR DREAMS AND
INTERESTS HOLD.
>> I WILL SPRINKLE IN, IF YOU
ARE COMING INTO ENGINEERING, I
WANT EVERYBODY TO BE AN
ENGINEER, REGARDLESS, I JUST
RECOMMEND YOU LEARN HOW TO CODE,
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
DEFINITELY BECOMES USEFUL IN ANY
TECHNICAL PATH.
WE HAVE RASIA WHO ASKS ARE THERE
ANY AGE LIMITS.
>> ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION.
WE OFFER THE S.T.E.M. PROGRAM
AND OTHER PROGRAMS YOU NEED TO
BE 16 YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME
OF YOUR APPLICATION.
SO KEEP AN EYE OUT THERE.
LIKE I SAID, NASA DOES OFFER
OTHER ACTIVITIES.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TYPE
OPPORTUNITIES ESPECIALLY, WE
HAVE A GREAT ONE OUT OF JOHNSON
SPACE CENTER CALLED THE HIGH
SCHOOL AEROSPACE SCHOLARS.
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO COME TO ONE
OF THE NASA CENTERS AND WORK ON
A TEAM AND PRODUCE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF MATERIALS THERE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AGE
LIMITS, BUT INTERN.NASA.GOV WILL
GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN.
SO IT'S 16 YEARS OF AGE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE
QUESTION.
WHAT IF YOU WANT TO BE AN INTERN
BUT LIVE IN A STATE FAR AWAY
FROM A NASA SPACE CENTER.
DO YOU HAVE TO MOVE CLOSER?
>> ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION.
OUR INTERNS ARE OPERATING
VIRTUALLY THIS SUMMER.
SO STUDENTS ARE WORKING ACROSS
THE AGENCY FROM THE COMFORT OF
THEIR OWN HOME OR DORM ROOM.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND GO BACK
TO CENTER, TO THE DIFFERENT NASA
CENTERS, STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED
TO RELOCATE CLOSER TO THAT AREA
SO THEY ARE ABLE TO GET ON TO
THAT NASA CENTER AND DO WHATEVER
WORK IS NEEDED THERE.
>> THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
IT WAS LOVELY GETTING TO CHAT
WITH YOU TODAY.
GO AHEAD AND APPLY AT
INTERN.NASA.GOV.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU EVERYONE JOINING US AT
HOME.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WAYS YOU
CAN GET INVOLVED, AND BECOME A
NASA INTERN, PLEASE VISIT
WWW.INTERN.NASA.GOV.
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON
TWITTER AND Facebook,
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