1 00:00:19,219 --> 00:00:21,588 >> HELLO, EVERYONE, WELCOME TO 2 00:00:21,588 --> 00:00:22,706 ANOTHER EPISODE OF NASA SCIENCE 3 00:00:22,706 --> 00:00:23,840 LIVE. 4 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,475 I'M YOUR HOST FOR TODAY'S 5 00:00:25,475 --> 00:00:28,461 EPISODE. 6 00:00:28,461 --> 00:00:30,130 I'M AN OPERATIONS AND TEST 7 00:00:30,130 --> 00:00:32,749 OPERATIONS FOR MARCH 2020 ROVER, 8 00:00:32,749 --> 00:00:34,501 PERSEVERANCE, AND I HAVE THE 9 00:00:34,501 --> 00:00:36,536 PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN OPERATOR 10 00:00:36,536 --> 00:00:39,239 FOR THE HELICOPTER. 11 00:00:39,239 --> 00:00:40,840 MY JOURNEY STARTED AS AN INTERN 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,193 JUST 5 YEARS AGO 13 00:00:43,193 --> 00:00:44,994 BEFORE BECOMING FULL TIME 14 00:00:44,994 --> 00:00:48,665 HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED, WHAT IT 15 00:00:48,665 --> 00:00:51,067 WOULD BE LIKE TO WORK AT NASA. 16 00:00:51,067 --> 00:00:53,019 MANY PEOPLE THINK NASA IS ALL 17 00:00:53,019 --> 00:00:54,320 ABOUT ASTRONAUTS AND TRAVELING 18 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,423 TO SPACE. 19 00:00:56,423 --> 00:00:57,724 HOWEVER, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU 20 00:00:57,724 --> 00:00:58,391 SOMETHING. 21 00:00:58,391 --> 00:00:59,926 ASTRONAUTS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES 22 00:00:59,926 --> 00:01:01,661 DOING EXCITING THINGS AROUND 23 00:01:01,661 --> 00:01:02,429 HERE. 24 00:01:02,429 --> 00:01:03,730 THERE ARE SO MANY ROLES FROM 25 00:01:03,730 --> 00:01:07,033 SCIENTISTS TO ENGINEERS AND EVEN 26 00:01:07,033 --> 00:01:09,369 SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALISTS. 27 00:01:09,369 --> 00:01:11,204 HOW CAN YOU GET STARTED? 28 00:01:11,204 --> 00:01:14,240 ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NASA INTERNS 29 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,409 FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO 30 00:01:16,409 --> 00:01:19,045 GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON 31 00:01:19,045 --> 00:01:22,549 PROJECTS IMPACTING NASA 32 00:01:22,549 --> 00:01:23,416 MISSIONS. 33 00:01:23,416 --> 00:01:24,717 TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DIVE INTO 34 00:01:24,717 --> 00:01:26,920 HOW YOU CAN BECOME A NASA 35 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,121 INTERN. 36 00:01:28,121 --> 00:01:31,057 I'M JOINED BY ALBERT, A NASA 37 00:01:31,057 --> 00:01:33,793 STUDENT AIRBORNE RESEARCH INTERN 38 00:01:33,793 --> 00:01:36,963 AT ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH 39 00:01:36,963 --> 00:01:40,767 CENTER AND A REMOTE SUMMER 40 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:42,435 INTERN. 41 00:01:42,435 --> 00:01:50,743 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. 42 00:01:50,743 --> 00:01:52,946 SO IT MUST BE SO EXCITING TO 43 00:01:52,946 --> 00:01:55,014 HAVE STARTED AN INTERNSHIP AT 44 00:01:55,014 --> 00:01:55,982 NASA. 45 00:01:55,982 --> 00:01:57,083 CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE 46 00:01:57,083 --> 00:01:58,284 AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING AT THE 47 00:01:58,284 --> 00:01:59,486 AGENCY? 48 00:01:59,486 --> 00:02:02,689 >> SURE. 49 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:04,757 SO I'M CURRENTLY A STUDENT 50 00:02:04,757 --> 00:02:07,093 AIRBORNE RESEARCH INTERN WITH 51 00:02:07,093 --> 00:02:08,728 NASA ARMSTRONG. 52 00:02:08,728 --> 00:02:11,030 MY PARTICULAR PROJECT IS WORKING 53 00:02:11,030 --> 00:02:14,834 WITH LOOKING AT WILDFIRES OVER 54 00:02:14,834 --> 00:02:17,370 THE PAST TWO YEARS AND FIGURING 55 00:02:17,370 --> 00:02:19,539 OUT HOW THEY RELATE TO EACH 56 00:02:19,539 --> 00:02:23,910 OTHER IN TERMS OF THE LANDS THAT 57 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:26,546 THEY SCORCH AND THE AEROSOLS 58 00:02:26,546 --> 00:02:28,715 LIFTED INTO THE AIR. 59 00:02:28,715 --> 00:02:30,150 SOME OF THE THINGS I GET TO DO, 60 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:33,987 I GET TO TAKE AEROSOL SAMPLES 61 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:37,490 AND HAVE THEM BE ANALYZED FOR 62 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:40,126 OVER A HUNDRED TRACE GASSES OVER 63 00:02:40,126 --> 00:02:44,497 IN A LAB BACK IN CALIFORNIA. 64 00:02:44,497 --> 00:02:47,100 >> YOUR WORK IS SUPER PERSONAL 65 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:48,401 TO ME SINCE I WORK IN 66 00:02:48,401 --> 00:02:49,302 CALIFORNIA. 67 00:02:49,302 --> 00:02:50,603 THIS IS FASCINATING. 68 00:02:50,603 --> 00:02:52,272 MARIE, HOW ABOUT YOU? 69 00:02:52,272 --> 00:02:57,210 >> I'M PART OF THE TEAM AT 70 00:02:57,210 --> 00:02:57,844 ARMSTRONG. 71 00:02:57,844 --> 00:03:10,723 WE HAVE AIR WORTHINESS. 72 00:03:10,723 --> 00:03:16,262 I'M NOT A S.T.E.M. MAJOR, BUT I 73 00:03:16,262 --> 00:03:20,867 AM LOOKING AT IMPROVING THE 74 00:03:20,867 --> 00:03:26,206 BI-DIRECTIONAL INTERACTIONS. 75 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:28,741 >> THANKS FOR SHARING. 76 00:03:28,741 --> 00:03:29,842 I'M GLAD YOU BRING THAT 77 00:03:29,842 --> 00:03:32,478 DIVERSITY OF SKILLS TO THE 78 00:03:32,478 --> 00:03:33,680 AGENCY. 79 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:34,881 HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU APPLY 80 00:03:34,881 --> 00:03:36,616 BEFORE YOU GOT ACCEPTED? 81 00:03:36,616 --> 00:03:39,819 >> I APPLIED ONCE. 82 00:03:39,819 --> 00:03:44,390 BUT IT WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE 83 00:03:44,390 --> 00:03:49,562 THERE IS A PROGRAM, A NASA 84 00:03:49,562 --> 00:03:52,065 CHARTERED PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE. 85 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:54,234 I APPLIED AND GOT IN. 86 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:56,669 I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY 87 00:03:56,669 --> 00:04:00,807 FOR A NASA INTERNSHIP. 88 00:04:00,807 --> 00:04:02,775 >> WHAT ABOUT YOU, ALBERT? 89 00:04:02,775 --> 00:04:04,844 >> I AM ACTUALLY THE EXACT 90 00:04:04,844 --> 00:04:06,045 OPPOSITE OF THAT. 91 00:04:06,045 --> 00:04:07,947 I APPLIED ABOUT FIVE TIMES 92 00:04:07,947 --> 00:04:09,382 BEFORE GETTING MY FIRST 93 00:04:09,382 --> 00:04:11,918 INTERNSHIP. 94 00:04:11,918 --> 00:04:13,319 AND TO HELP ON THAT NOTE, I 95 00:04:13,319 --> 00:04:14,821 WOULD SAY IT DOESN'T MATTER 96 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:16,456 WHETHER OR NOT IT TAKES YOU ONCE 97 00:04:16,456 --> 00:04:18,958 OR FIVE TIMES OR EVEN A HUNDRED 98 00:04:18,958 --> 00:04:21,361 TIMES, JUST MORAL OF THE STORY 99 00:04:21,361 --> 00:04:25,765 IS KEEP APPLYING NO MATTER WHAT. 100 00:04:25,765 --> 00:04:29,469 >> IT'S ABOUT THAT PERSEVERANCE. 101 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:31,004 ABSOLUTE PUN INTENDED THERE. 102 00:04:31,004 --> 00:04:36,342 HOW IS THIS NASA INTERNSHIP 103 00:04:36,342 --> 00:04:38,778 IMPACTING YOUR CAREER PATH? 104 00:04:38,778 --> 00:04:41,180 >> IT'S INFLUENCING MY CAREER 105 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:44,117 PATH AS I'M AN ENGINEERING MAJOR 106 00:04:44,117 --> 00:04:46,085 AT VIRGINIA TECH. 107 00:04:46,085 --> 00:04:48,288 BUT I'M LOOKING MORE SO INTO THE 108 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:51,224 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. 109 00:04:51,224 --> 00:04:53,526 WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY AS I'M 110 00:04:53,526 --> 00:04:55,728 APPLYING TO GRAD SCHOOL IN THE 111 00:04:55,728 --> 00:04:58,264 FALL, I'M CONSIDERING GOING INTO 112 00:04:58,264 --> 00:05:01,100 EVEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 113 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:03,403 AS WELL AND HOPEFULLY THROUGHOUT 114 00:05:03,403 --> 00:05:07,106 THE REST OF MY CAREER EVEN, TOO. 115 00:05:07,106 --> 00:05:09,242 >> THAT'S FASCINATING. 116 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:11,311 WHAT ABOUT YOU, MARIA? 117 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:15,214 >> IT'S BROADEN MY CAREER IN 118 00:05:15,214 --> 00:05:16,115 EDUCATION. 119 00:05:16,115 --> 00:05:17,517 I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD DO 120 00:05:17,517 --> 00:05:19,952 ANYTHING WITHIN S.T.E.M. BEING A 121 00:05:19,952 --> 00:05:21,354 PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR. 122 00:05:21,354 --> 00:05:22,789 IT'S BEEN GREAT BECAUSE HERE WE 123 00:05:22,789 --> 00:05:24,324 ARE. 124 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:26,592 IT'S LIKE I'M EXCITED TO SEE 125 00:05:26,592 --> 00:05:28,261 WHERE I WILL GO NEXT BECAUSE 126 00:05:28,261 --> 00:05:31,731 THERE'S MANY, MANY WAYS YOU CAN 127 00:05:31,731 --> 00:05:32,632 GO. 128 00:05:32,632 --> 00:05:33,933 >> THAT'S RIGHT. 129 00:05:33,933 --> 00:05:35,568 AND, YOU KNOW, ALONG THOSE 130 00:05:35,568 --> 00:05:37,537 LINES, WHAT'S SOME ADVICE THAT 131 00:05:37,537 --> 00:05:39,605 YOU GUYS CAN SHARE TO THOSE THAT 132 00:05:39,605 --> 00:05:42,475 WANT TO BE NASA INTERNS? 133 00:05:42,475 --> 00:05:45,845 >> I WOULD ADVISE, DON'T BE 134 00:05:45,845 --> 00:05:48,047 AFRAID TO TRY. 135 00:05:48,047 --> 00:05:49,582 WE LIMIT OURSELVES OR PUT 136 00:05:49,582 --> 00:05:51,317 RESTRICTIONS ON OURSELVES 137 00:05:51,317 --> 00:05:52,852 WITHOUT TRYING FIRST. 138 00:05:52,852 --> 00:05:53,920 IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY BECAUSE 139 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,455 TRYING IS WINNING. 140 00:05:55,455 --> 00:06:03,329 YOU JUST MIGHT HAVE FUN. 141 00:06:03,329 --> 00:06:06,099 >> WHAT ABOUT YOU, ALBERT? 142 00:06:06,099 --> 00:06:08,201 >> THE BEST ADVICE, DON'T MAKE 143 00:06:08,201 --> 00:06:10,069 EXCUSES FOR YOURSELF. 144 00:06:10,069 --> 00:06:11,804 YOU WANT TO GO INTO THIS 145 00:06:11,804 --> 00:06:13,005 APPLICATION WITH AN OPEN 146 00:06:13,005 --> 00:06:14,207 MINDSET. 147 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:15,475 YOU REALLY JUST DON'T WANT TO 148 00:06:15,475 --> 00:06:20,079 MAKE ALL THESE EXCUSES, I CAN'T 149 00:06:20,079 --> 00:06:22,148 GET THIS INTERNSHIP OR I'M NOT 150 00:06:22,148 --> 00:06:24,317 PREPARED ENOUGH, THE BEST THING 151 00:06:24,317 --> 00:06:25,651 YOU CAN DO IS APPLY. 152 00:06:25,651 --> 00:06:27,186 I'M HERE AND I ORIGINALLY 153 00:06:27,186 --> 00:06:29,055 THOUGHT THAT, HEY, I COULDN'T DO 154 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:31,224 THE STUFF THAT I'M DOING NOW. 155 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:34,260 BUT I'M HERE DOING IT NOW. 156 00:06:34,260 --> 00:06:36,028 >> FOR SURE. 157 00:06:36,028 --> 00:06:38,431 IT'S ABOUT THAT RESILIENCE. 158 00:06:38,431 --> 00:06:39,966 I WILL SPRINKLE IN MY OWN PIECE 159 00:06:39,966 --> 00:06:41,834 OF ADVICE. 160 00:06:41,834 --> 00:06:43,803 GO BUILD STUFF, GO BREAK STUFF, 161 00:06:43,803 --> 00:06:45,571 LEARN TO TELL THE STORY ABOUT IT 162 00:06:45,571 --> 00:06:47,740 AND TELL THOSE RECRUITERS WHAT 163 00:06:47,740 --> 00:06:49,475 YOU LEARNED, RIGHT? 164 00:06:49,475 --> 00:06:51,878 THANK YOU, GUYS FOR JOINING US. 165 00:06:51,878 --> 00:06:53,312 I THINK YOU PROVIDED GREAT 166 00:06:53,312 --> 00:06:56,048 INSIGHT FOR OUR VIEWERS. 167 00:06:56,048 --> 00:06:57,583 >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. 168 00:06:57,583 --> 00:07:01,187 >> THANK YOU. 169 00:07:01,187 --> 00:07:03,356 >> AS YOU CAN SEE, NASA HAS 170 00:07:03,356 --> 00:07:05,658 OPPORTUNITIES IN MANY AREAS. 171 00:07:05,658 --> 00:07:07,193 YOU JUST HEARD FROM SOME OF THE 172 00:07:07,193 --> 00:07:09,195 INTERNS INVOLVED IN SCIENCE AND 173 00:07:09,195 --> 00:07:10,062 ENGINEERING. 174 00:07:10,062 --> 00:07:11,164 BUT THE OPPORTUNITIES DON'T STOP 175 00:07:11,164 --> 00:07:11,931 THERE. 176 00:07:11,931 --> 00:07:13,132 LET'S HEAR FROM OTHER INTERNS 177 00:07:13,132 --> 00:07:14,867 AROUND THE AGENCY AND LEARN 178 00:07:14,867 --> 00:07:16,402 ABOUT THE WORK THEY ARE DOING. 179 00:07:16,402 --> 00:07:19,105 >> HELLO, I'M MEGAN. 180 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:20,873 I'M FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS. 181 00:07:20,873 --> 00:07:24,277 >> I'M ART, I'M FROM CALIFORNIA. 182 00:07:24,277 --> 00:07:26,579 >> I'M FROM PEURTO RICO. 183 00:07:26,579 --> 00:07:29,849 >> I'M LIAM FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. 184 00:07:29,849 --> 00:07:32,685 >> MY NAME IS CAITLYN. 185 00:07:32,685 --> 00:07:35,621 >> MY NAME IS DANIEL. 186 00:07:35,621 --> 00:07:38,491 I'M AN INTERN AND WORKING ON 187 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:42,528 ROBOTICS. 188 00:07:42,528 --> 00:07:46,332 >> I'M AN INTERN AT JOHNSON 189 00:07:46,332 --> 00:07:48,668 SPACE CENTER DOING 3D MODELING 190 00:07:48,668 --> 00:07:53,806 AND AUTOMATION FOR THE ARTEMIS 191 00:07:53,806 --> 00:07:54,574 PROGRAM. 192 00:07:54,574 --> 00:07:57,543 >> I'M CURRENTLY AN INTERN AT 193 00:07:57,543 --> 00:08:00,046 AMES RESEARCH CENTER. 194 00:08:00,046 --> 00:08:02,014 I'M WORKING ON AN APPLICATION 195 00:08:02,014 --> 00:08:05,084 FOR ANALYSIS OF 3D. 196 00:08:05,084 --> 00:08:07,753 >> I'M INTERNATIONAL AGENCY 197 00:08:07,753 --> 00:08:10,289 RELATIONS AT HEADQUARTERS. 198 00:08:10,289 --> 00:08:12,124 >> I'M AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER 199 00:08:12,124 --> 00:08:15,361 AND WORKING THE OFFICE OF 200 00:08:15,361 --> 00:08:17,230 S.T.E.M. ENGAGEMENT. 201 00:08:17,230 --> 00:08:20,066 >> I'M AT LANGLEY. 202 00:08:20,066 --> 00:08:22,034 >> IT HAS BEEN MY DREAM TO WORK 203 00:08:22,034 --> 00:08:23,669 AT NASA. 204 00:08:23,669 --> 00:08:26,205 I LOVE HOW COLLABORATIVE AND 205 00:08:26,205 --> 00:08:27,607 SUPPORTIVE MY TEAM ARE. 206 00:08:27,607 --> 00:08:29,709 >> THERE IS A NEW AND EXCITING 207 00:08:29,709 --> 00:08:30,276 CHALLENGE. 208 00:08:30,276 --> 00:08:32,778 >> I FEEL LIKE I'M PART OF A BIG 209 00:08:32,778 --> 00:08:33,412 FAMILY. 210 00:08:33,412 --> 00:08:35,515 >> WHAT I LIKE ABOUT INTERNING, 211 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:37,483 I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK 212 00:08:37,483 --> 00:08:39,785 WITH DATA THAT'S OUT OF THIS 213 00:08:39,785 --> 00:08:40,319 WORLD. 214 00:08:40,319 --> 00:08:41,954 >> GOING FORWARD, I WANT TO 215 00:08:41,954 --> 00:08:44,590 DEVELOP A SKILLSET IN ARTIFICIAL 216 00:08:44,590 --> 00:08:46,792 INTELLIGENCE AND CREATE MORE 217 00:08:46,792 --> 00:08:47,994 EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS. 218 00:08:47,994 --> 00:08:51,264 >> IN THE FUTURE, I WANT TO DO 219 00:08:51,264 --> 00:08:52,698 SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M 220 00:08:52,698 --> 00:08:55,434 DOING NOW, EXPLORING OTHER 221 00:08:55,434 --> 00:08:56,402 PLANETS. 222 00:08:56,402 --> 00:08:58,704 >> IF I'M NOT HERE OR WORKING IN 223 00:08:58,704 --> 00:09:00,873 SPACE, I WANT TO WORK IN THE 224 00:09:00,873 --> 00:09:03,709 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INDUSTRY. 225 00:09:03,709 --> 00:09:05,811 >> INTERNATIONAL POLICY. 226 00:09:05,811 --> 00:09:08,447 I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. 227 00:09:08,447 --> 00:09:10,116 IT'S MY DREAM TO WORK AT NASA. 228 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:12,285 >> IN THE FUTURE, I HOPE TO WORK 229 00:09:12,285 --> 00:09:13,953 AT NASA FULL TIME. 230 00:09:13,953 --> 00:09:16,622 >> MY CAREER GOALS ARE TO BECOME 231 00:09:16,622 --> 00:09:19,692 A SUCCESSFUL PLANETARY SCIENTIST 232 00:09:19,692 --> 00:09:21,561 AND MAYBE AN ASTRONAUT. 233 00:09:21,561 --> 00:09:24,263 >> ANYONE WHO WANTS TO INTERN, 234 00:09:24,263 --> 00:09:27,033 APPLY, APPLY, APPLY. 235 00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:28,868 >> ONE THING I WANT TO RECOMMEND 236 00:09:28,868 --> 00:09:31,170 TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO INTERN AT 237 00:09:31,170 --> 00:09:35,875 NASA, IS TO NOT QUIT. 238 00:09:35,875 --> 00:09:37,510 >> TAKE CHANCES. 239 00:09:37,510 --> 00:09:39,145 YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED. 240 00:09:39,145 --> 00:09:42,448 >> JUST REACH OUT. 241 00:09:42,448 --> 00:09:44,951 >> INTERNING IS AN INCREDIBLE 242 00:09:44,951 --> 00:09:46,052 OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AND 243 00:09:46,052 --> 00:09:47,353 LEARN FROM PEOPLE OF ALL 244 00:09:47,353 --> 00:09:48,754 DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND 245 00:09:48,754 --> 00:09:50,756 STRENGTHS, ALL STRIVING TOWARDS 246 00:09:50,756 --> 00:09:52,158 THE GOAL. 247 00:09:52,158 --> 00:09:55,094 >> THAT'S ALL FOR ME. 248 00:09:55,094 --> 00:09:56,195 BYE. 249 00:09:56,195 --> 00:10:03,636 >> I'M JOINED BY ANALISE FROM 250 00:10:03,636 --> 00:10:05,171 THE OFFICE OF S.T.E.M. 251 00:10:05,171 --> 00:10:06,372 ENGAGEMENT. 252 00:10:06,372 --> 00:10:07,673 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. 253 00:10:07,673 --> 00:10:09,208 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING 254 00:10:09,208 --> 00:10:10,743 ME TODAY. 255 00:10:10,743 --> 00:10:12,411 I'M SO EXCITED TO GET TO TALK 256 00:10:12,411 --> 00:10:15,581 WITH YOU FURTHER AGAIN. 257 00:10:15,581 --> 00:10:18,217 I AM THE OFFICE OF S.T.E.M. 258 00:10:18,217 --> 00:10:22,788 ENGAGEMENT INTERNSHIP CENTER IN 259 00:10:22,788 --> 00:10:25,191 HOUSTON, TEXAS. 260 00:10:25,191 --> 00:10:27,927 ALSO, AT THE FACILITY IN NEW 261 00:10:27,927 --> 00:10:29,228 MEXICO. 262 00:10:29,228 --> 00:10:31,197 I'M EXCITED TO GIVE YOU TIPS AND 263 00:10:31,197 --> 00:10:33,633 TRICKS ON THE NASA INTERN 264 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:35,267 APPLICATION PROCESS TODAY. 265 00:10:35,267 --> 00:10:37,003 >> WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE 266 00:10:37,003 --> 00:10:38,771 WONDERING HOW THEY CAN BECOME A 267 00:10:38,771 --> 00:10:40,840 NASA INTERN. 268 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:42,375 HOW MANY INTERNS ARE THERE AT 269 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:44,010 NASA AND WHAT SORTS OF 270 00:10:44,010 --> 00:10:46,212 OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. 271 00:10:46,212 --> 00:10:48,514 >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 272 00:10:48,514 --> 00:10:49,815 SO RIGHT NOW, THROUGH THE OFFICE 273 00:10:49,815 --> 00:10:51,784 OF S.T.E.M. ENGAGEMENT, WE HAVE 274 00:10:51,784 --> 00:10:56,255 OVER 2,000 INTERNS INTERNING 275 00:10:56,255 --> 00:10:57,590 WITH US AT ALL THE DIFFERENT 276 00:10:57,590 --> 00:11:00,092 NASA CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 277 00:11:00,092 --> 00:11:01,527 THIS SUMMER WE ARE OPERATING 278 00:11:01,527 --> 00:11:02,928 VIRTUALLY, SO WE HAVE STUDENTS 279 00:11:02,928 --> 00:11:04,463 IN THE U.S., STUDENTS IN PEURTO 280 00:11:04,463 --> 00:11:07,533 RICO AND ALSO IN THE U.S. VIRGIN 281 00:11:07,533 --> 00:11:08,467 ISLANDS. 282 00:11:08,467 --> 00:11:09,869 THEY ARE INTERNING ON PROJECTS 283 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:12,838 WITH SOME S.T.E.M. DISCIPLINE. 284 00:11:12,838 --> 00:11:13,906 SO YOU HAVE THE SCIENCE, 285 00:11:13,906 --> 00:11:15,841 TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND 286 00:11:15,841 --> 00:11:16,709 MATH. 287 00:11:16,709 --> 00:11:19,245 AND WE HAVE STUDENTS WORKING IN 288 00:11:19,245 --> 00:11:21,313 THE MISSION SUPPORT AREAS SUCH 289 00:11:21,313 --> 00:11:24,350 AS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, EDUCATION 290 00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:25,785 FIELD. 291 00:11:25,785 --> 00:11:29,288 EVEN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING. 292 00:11:29,288 --> 00:11:32,158 NASA TRIES TO REMAIN DIVERSE AND 293 00:11:32,158 --> 00:11:33,559 INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS. 294 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:37,063 BECAUSE WE NEED THOSE JOBS TO 295 00:11:37,063 --> 00:11:38,698 GET TO THE MOON ONE DAY. 296 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:41,767 >> THAT'S RIGHT, I WOULD AGREE 297 00:11:41,767 --> 00:11:42,535 WITH THAT. 298 00:11:42,535 --> 00:11:44,470 WHAT ARE REQUIREMENTS PEOPLE 299 00:11:44,470 --> 00:11:46,138 NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TO BECOME 300 00:11:46,138 --> 00:11:47,640 NASA INTERNS? 301 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:51,143 >> THE FIRST THING IS HEAD TO 302 00:11:51,143 --> 00:11:56,382 INTERN.NASA.GOV. 303 00:11:56,382 --> 00:11:57,683 THAT HAS ALL THE DIFFERENT 304 00:11:57,683 --> 00:12:04,924 INTERNSHIPS NASA OFFERS. 305 00:12:04,924 --> 00:12:06,892 WE HAVE A FEW ELIGIBILITY 306 00:12:06,892 --> 00:12:08,027 REQUIREMENTS THAT EACH STUDENT 307 00:12:08,027 --> 00:12:10,963 NEED TO MEET BEFORE CLICKING 308 00:12:10,963 --> 00:12:14,366 THAT SUBMIT BUTTON. 309 00:12:14,366 --> 00:12:18,604 YOU NEED A 3.0 GPA. 310 00:12:18,604 --> 00:12:20,339 STUDENTS NEED TO BE 16 YEARS OF 311 00:12:20,339 --> 00:12:20,906 AGE. 312 00:12:20,906 --> 00:12:22,875 THEY NEED TO BE U.S. CITIZEN AND 313 00:12:22,875 --> 00:12:24,410 THEN STUDENTS ALSO NEED TO BE 314 00:12:24,410 --> 00:12:26,579 ENROLLED IN AN ACCREDITED 315 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:27,880 COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, BUT THEY 316 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,415 CAN ALSO BE IN HIGH SCHOOL AS 317 00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:32,151 WELL. 318 00:12:32,151 --> 00:12:33,452 >> GOT IT. 319 00:12:33,452 --> 00:12:35,221 SO THERE IS SO MANY PROGRAMS. 320 00:12:35,221 --> 00:12:36,422 WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT 321 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:39,692 TYPE OF INTERNSHIPS AT NASA? 322 00:12:39,692 --> 00:12:41,427 >> THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT 323 00:12:41,427 --> 00:12:45,030 PATHWAYS TO GETTING TO NASA. 324 00:12:45,030 --> 00:12:46,365 JUST GETTING TO A NASA 325 00:12:46,365 --> 00:12:50,402 INTERNSHIP, ANY EMPLOYEE HAS A 326 00:12:50,402 --> 00:12:52,905 DIFFERENT PATH ON HOW THEY GOT 327 00:12:52,905 --> 00:12:54,340 TO WHERE THEY ARE TODAY. 328 00:12:54,340 --> 00:12:55,875 A FEW OF OUR LARGER PROGRAMS 329 00:12:55,875 --> 00:12:57,610 ARE, THE OFFICE OF S.T.E.M. 330 00:12:57,610 --> 00:13:00,346 ENGAGEMENT INTERNSHIP AND WE 331 00:13:00,346 --> 00:13:01,647 HAVE OUR PATHWAYS PROGRAM AS 332 00:13:01,647 --> 00:13:03,516 WELL WHICH IS MORE ON THE 333 00:13:03,516 --> 00:13:04,817 FEDERAL SIDE. 334 00:13:04,817 --> 00:13:07,019 SO, TO VIEW THOSE INTERNSHIPS 335 00:13:07,019 --> 00:13:08,587 AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE, YOU CAN GO 336 00:13:08,587 --> 00:13:15,427 TO INTERN.NASA.GOV. 337 00:13:15,427 --> 00:13:17,730 ALSO JUST AS GREAT ARE AN 338 00:13:17,730 --> 00:13:23,202 ACADEMY AND INTERNSHIPS THROUGH 339 00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:25,905 THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. 340 00:13:25,905 --> 00:13:29,208 NASA ALSO OFFERS AN AMOUNT OF 341 00:13:29,208 --> 00:13:30,709 STUDENT AND EDUCATOR PROGRAMS 342 00:13:30,709 --> 00:13:32,478 AND ACTIVITIES. 343 00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:34,680 ASIDE FROM INTERNSHIPS. 344 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:37,183 SO TO VIEW THOSE, THEY ARE 345 00:13:37,183 --> 00:13:39,451 SPREAD OUT. 346 00:13:39,451 --> 00:13:44,156 YOU CAN GO TO NASA.GOV/STEM. 347 00:13:44,156 --> 00:13:46,125 YOU CAN LOOK AT OUR FELLOWSHIP 348 00:13:46,125 --> 00:13:47,793 OPPORTUNITIES, OUR ARTEMIS 349 00:13:47,793 --> 00:13:49,628 STUDENT CHALLENGES AND WE EVEN 350 00:13:49,628 --> 00:13:51,831 HAVE THE NASA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 351 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:54,333 SCHOLARS, THE LIST GOES ON. 352 00:13:54,333 --> 00:13:55,768 I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK THEM 353 00:13:55,768 --> 00:13:57,069 OUT FOR BOTH STUDENT 354 00:13:57,069 --> 00:13:58,470 OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN ALSO 355 00:13:58,470 --> 00:14:00,005 EDUCATOR AND TEACHER 356 00:14:00,005 --> 00:14:02,408 OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. 357 00:14:02,408 --> 00:14:04,910 >> SO THERE'S SUCH A VAST AMOUNT 358 00:14:04,910 --> 00:14:07,446 OF PROGRAMS TO GET TO NASA, 359 00:14:07,446 --> 00:14:09,548 HOPING ALL OF YOU JOIN US ONE 360 00:14:09,548 --> 00:14:10,316 DAY. 361 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:12,384 WHAT ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS THAT 362 00:14:12,384 --> 00:14:15,087 INTERNS AT NASA HAVE? 363 00:14:15,087 --> 00:14:17,923 >> SO MANY HIGHLIGHTS. 364 00:14:17,923 --> 00:14:18,724 I CAN SPEAK FROM PRIOR 365 00:14:18,724 --> 00:14:20,025 EXPERIENCE. 366 00:14:20,025 --> 00:14:22,528 I LOVE NASA INTERNS. 367 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:25,831 A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO. 368 00:14:25,831 --> 00:14:29,201 STUDENTS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY 369 00:14:29,201 --> 00:14:31,503 TO CONTRIBUTE TO NASA'S OVERALL 370 00:14:31,503 --> 00:14:33,606 MISSION AND REALLY RECEIVE 371 00:14:33,606 --> 00:14:34,907 EXPERIENCES AND WORK WITH SOME 372 00:14:34,907 --> 00:14:36,308 OF THE GREATEST MINDS IN THE 373 00:14:36,308 --> 00:14:37,176 WORLD. 374 00:14:37,176 --> 00:14:38,711 AND THEN THE SECOND HIGHLIGHT I 375 00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:40,880 DEFINITELY THINK IS NETWORKING 376 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,314 AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 377 00:14:42,314 --> 00:14:43,515 OPPORTUNITIES THAT EACH STUDENT 378 00:14:43,515 --> 00:14:44,817 GETS. 379 00:14:44,817 --> 00:14:48,220 IT ALLOWS THEM TO GROW 380 00:14:48,220 --> 00:14:49,521 PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY AS 381 00:14:49,521 --> 00:14:50,289 WELL. 382 00:14:50,289 --> 00:14:51,624 STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE 383 00:14:51,624 --> 00:14:52,691 OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND GREET 384 00:14:52,691 --> 00:14:54,460 WITH OTHER INTERNS ACROSS THE 385 00:14:54,460 --> 00:14:56,195 AGENCY THROUGH SOME STUDENT 386 00:14:56,195 --> 00:14:59,031 COMMITTEES. 387 00:14:59,031 --> 00:15:00,666 AND THEY GET THE PRIVILEGE TO 388 00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:03,636 WORK ON PROJECTS THAT HAVE A 389 00:15:03,636 --> 00:15:07,673 CROSS-COLLABORATION ACROSS EACH 390 00:15:07,673 --> 00:15:09,241 NASA CENTER. 391 00:15:09,241 --> 00:15:11,210 I LIKE TO TELL STUDENTS TO LOOK 392 00:15:11,210 --> 00:15:13,078 AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE 393 00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:14,813 STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS GOING ON FROM 394 00:15:14,813 --> 00:15:16,115 SESSION TO SESSION. 395 00:15:16,115 --> 00:15:17,316 THEY CAN CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL 396 00:15:17,316 --> 00:15:22,021 MEDIA PAGES ON INSTAGRAM, 397 00:15:22,021 --> 00:15:25,524 LinkedIn, YOU GET TO LEARN 398 00:15:25,524 --> 00:15:27,059 MORE ABOUT THE DEADLINES COMING 399 00:15:27,059 --> 00:15:28,127 UP. 400 00:15:28,127 --> 00:15:29,561 AND SOME COOL AND EXCITING 401 00:15:29,561 --> 00:15:31,530 PROJECTS OUR STUDENTS ARE 402 00:15:31,530 --> 00:15:32,765 WORKING ON TODAY. 403 00:15:32,765 --> 00:15:34,166 >> I HAVE TO AGREE WITH 404 00:15:34,166 --> 00:15:35,267 EVERYTHING. 405 00:15:35,267 --> 00:15:37,102 I BECAME FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE 406 00:15:37,102 --> 00:15:41,507 AFTER BEING AN INTERN. 407 00:15:41,507 --> 00:15:44,109 I LOVE IT HAD THAT MUCH. 408 00:15:44,109 --> 00:15:48,914 WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ASK 409 00:15:48,914 --> 00:15:52,184 NASA. 410 00:15:52,184 --> 00:15:53,285 WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF 411 00:15:53,285 --> 00:15:54,386 QUESTIONS. 412 00:15:54,386 --> 00:15:55,788 BUT FIRST, LET'S TAKE A FEW OF 413 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:57,856 OUR INTERNS AND SEE HOW THEY 414 00:15:57,856 --> 00:16:00,059 BECAME FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND 415 00:16:00,059 --> 00:16:01,927 CONTINUED THEIR NASA JOURNEY. 416 00:16:01,927 --> 00:16:03,562 >> HELLO. 417 00:16:03,562 --> 00:16:04,630 I'M CHELSEA. 418 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:07,166 I'M A PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST. 419 00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:10,269 >> I'M SUE. 420 00:16:10,269 --> 00:16:14,306 I'M A SYSTEMS ENGINEER AT NASA 421 00:16:14,306 --> 00:16:15,908 AMES RESEARCH CENTER. 422 00:16:15,908 --> 00:16:18,544 >> I INTERNED AT NASA DOING 423 00:16:18,544 --> 00:16:20,612 TESTING ON SPACE SUITS AND 424 00:16:20,612 --> 00:16:23,349 ANALYSIS ON THERMAL PROTECTION 425 00:16:23,349 --> 00:16:24,550 SYSTEMS. 426 00:16:24,550 --> 00:16:26,919 I'M WORKING ON SYSTEMS FOR THE 427 00:16:26,919 --> 00:16:28,354 ARTEMIS MISSION. 428 00:16:28,354 --> 00:16:30,422 >> HELLO. 429 00:16:30,422 --> 00:16:33,926 I INTERN AT NASA DOING SOFTWARE. 430 00:16:33,926 --> 00:16:36,328 TODAY I'M AN INTEGRATION AND 431 00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:37,196 TEST MANAGER. 432 00:16:37,196 --> 00:16:39,298 >> IT WAS MY JOB TO COMMUNICATE 433 00:16:39,298 --> 00:16:41,934 ALL THINGS SCIENCE, WRITING 434 00:16:41,934 --> 00:16:47,072 ARTICLES, VIDEOS, TV SHOWS. 435 00:16:47,072 --> 00:16:49,041 NOW THAT I WORK FULL TIME HERE, 436 00:16:49,041 --> 00:16:52,077 I GET TO DO THE EXACT SAME JOB. 437 00:16:52,077 --> 00:16:54,380 >> I'M JACOB. 438 00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:56,782 I WAS AN INTERN AT GODDARD, NOW 439 00:16:56,782 --> 00:16:59,284 I WORK IN THE MISSION CONTROL 440 00:16:59,284 --> 00:16:59,952 CENTER. 441 00:16:59,952 --> 00:17:02,554 >> I'M AUTUMN, I WAS A LEGAL 442 00:17:02,554 --> 00:17:04,623 INTERN WITH NASA. 443 00:17:04,623 --> 00:17:07,493 NOW I'M AN ATTORNEY ADVISER. 444 00:17:07,493 --> 00:17:11,363 >> I INTERN IN 2016, 2017 AND 445 00:17:11,363 --> 00:17:15,067 2018 AS A STUDENT COORDINATOR 446 00:17:15,067 --> 00:17:18,003 HELPING TO COORDINATE THE INTERN 447 00:17:18,003 --> 00:17:18,971 PROGRAM. 448 00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:20,839 NOW I'M WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF 449 00:17:20,839 --> 00:17:23,475 S.T.E.M. ENGAGEMENT AS AN 450 00:17:23,475 --> 00:17:25,110 EDUCATION SPECIALIST. 451 00:17:25,110 --> 00:17:28,180 >> WHILE INTERNING AT NASA, I 452 00:17:28,180 --> 00:17:32,551 WORKED ON DATA VISUALIZATION 453 00:17:32,551 --> 00:17:34,319 TECHNIQUES. 454 00:17:34,319 --> 00:17:40,759 >> I INTERNED DOING PUBLIC 455 00:17:40,759 --> 00:17:41,860 OUTREACH. 456 00:17:41,860 --> 00:17:43,829 NOW I'M A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 457 00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:45,664 SPECIALIST. 458 00:17:45,664 --> 00:17:47,966 >> MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING 459 00:17:47,966 --> 00:17:51,470 AN INTERN IS THE PEOPLE. 460 00:17:51,470 --> 00:17:52,004 YOU GET TO WORK ALONG SIDE 461 00:17:52,004 --> 00:17:53,305 PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS THE 462 00:17:53,305 --> 00:17:59,344 COUNTRY, GET TO KNOW THEM. 463 00:17:59,344 --> 00:18:02,981 >> I LOVED INTERNING AT NASA 464 00:18:02,981 --> 00:18:04,950 BECAUSE I WAS WORKING ON REAL 465 00:18:04,950 --> 00:18:07,152 ENGINEERING PROBLEMS. 466 00:18:07,152 --> 00:18:08,720 AND I WAS DOING MY PART TO 467 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,224 ADVANCE HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION. 468 00:18:12,224 --> 00:18:14,726 >> I FELT LIKE I BELONGED. 469 00:18:14,726 --> 00:18:15,894 THERE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE 470 00:18:15,894 --> 00:18:16,428 HERE. 471 00:18:16,428 --> 00:18:20,065 >> WHAT I LIKE THE MOST IS IT IS 472 00:18:20,065 --> 00:18:23,102 VERY INCLUSIVE, THEY VALUE 473 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:24,436 DIVERSITY. 474 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:26,505 >> THEY WANT YOU TO DO WELL. 475 00:18:26,505 --> 00:18:28,474 THEY WANT TO SEE YOU SUCCEED. 476 00:18:28,474 --> 00:18:30,209 >> I LEARNED A TON ABOUT 477 00:18:30,209 --> 00:18:32,077 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND 478 00:18:32,077 --> 00:18:34,580 OTHER SKILLS TO BE PART OF THIS 479 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:35,781 FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM. 480 00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:38,750 THE THING I ENJOYED MOST, I GOT 481 00:18:38,750 --> 00:18:40,285 TO CONTRIBUTE TO PROJECTS THAT 482 00:18:40,285 --> 00:18:42,988 ARE GOING TO TAKE HUMANS TO THE 483 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:43,989 MOON AND MARS. 484 00:18:43,989 --> 00:18:46,391 >> I DIDN'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING 485 00:18:46,391 --> 00:18:47,926 THAT DIDN'T HAVE MEANING AT THE 486 00:18:47,926 --> 00:18:49,027 END OF THE DAY. 487 00:18:49,027 --> 00:18:50,562 I WANTED TO WORK ON SOMETHING 488 00:18:50,562 --> 00:18:52,297 THAT WAS CHANGING THE WORLD FOR 489 00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:54,399 THE BETTER AND SOMETHING I COULD 490 00:18:54,399 --> 00:18:56,235 TALK ABOUT PROUDLY WITH MY 491 00:18:56,235 --> 00:18:58,303 FAMILY AND MY KIDS ONE DAY. 492 00:18:58,303 --> 00:19:00,839 >> WHAT I APPRECIATE IT MOST, IS 493 00:19:00,839 --> 00:19:03,142 THE PEOPLE I GOT TO MEET AND 494 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:04,877 EXPERIENCES MOVING FORWARD IN MY 495 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:05,878 CAREER. 496 00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:09,314 >> IT HELPS ME REALIZE I DIDN'T 497 00:19:09,314 --> 00:19:10,616 NEED A SCIENCE DEGREE TO WORK 498 00:19:10,616 --> 00:19:11,049 THERE. 499 00:19:11,049 --> 00:19:12,818 >> MY FAVORITE THING WAS THE 500 00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:15,521 ABILITY TO MEET AND NETWORK WITH 501 00:19:15,521 --> 00:19:17,689 NASA ENGINEERS AND I GOT A 502 00:19:17,689 --> 00:19:19,992 CHANCE TO MEET TWO APOLLO 503 00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:20,526 ASTRONAUTS. 504 00:19:20,526 --> 00:19:22,161 >> WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAVE 505 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,795 SEEN IN MY LIFE. 506 00:19:23,795 --> 00:19:25,330 THAT'S THE REASON I CAME BACK. 507 00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:27,866 NASA IS NOT JUST A PLACE TO WORK 508 00:19:27,866 --> 00:19:28,634 FOR ME. 509 00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:29,601 IT'S FAMILIARLY, IT'S A 510 00:19:29,601 --> 00:19:32,371 COMMUNITY. 511 00:19:32,371 --> 00:19:37,276 >> SO WE ARE BACK WITH ANALISE 512 00:19:37,276 --> 00:19:39,011 TO ANSWER A FEW OF YOUR 513 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:40,112 QUESTIONS. 514 00:19:40,112 --> 00:19:44,950 OUR FIRST #ASKNASA IS COMING 515 00:19:44,950 --> 00:19:48,887 FROM MARCUS, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN 516 00:19:48,887 --> 00:19:51,857 SCHOOL FOR SOME TIME, BUT CAN I 517 00:19:51,857 --> 00:19:55,027 GET AN INTERNSHIP AT NASA? 518 00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:57,663 >> GREAT QUESTION. 519 00:19:57,663 --> 00:19:58,864 GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT 520 00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:02,467 INTERN.NASA.GOV. 521 00:20:02,467 --> 00:20:04,670 YOU WILL NEED TO BE ENROLLED IN, 522 00:20:04,670 --> 00:20:13,412 LIKE I SAID, IN AN ACCREDITED 523 00:20:13,412 --> 00:20:14,947 COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL. 524 00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:18,550 TAKE A LOOK ON THAT WEBSITE AND 525 00:20:18,550 --> 00:20:20,085 SEE IF YOU FALL INTO ANY OF THE 526 00:20:20,085 --> 00:20:22,154 OTHER CATEGORIES. 527 00:20:22,154 --> 00:20:25,891 >> TWITTER, CAN A MEDICAL 528 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:27,826 STUDENT PARTICIPATE IN AN 529 00:20:27,826 --> 00:20:29,928 INTERNSHIP AT NASA? 530 00:20:29,928 --> 00:20:30,896 >> OF COURSE. 531 00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:33,865 LIKE I SAID, NASA TRIES TO 532 00:20:33,865 --> 00:20:38,136 REMAIN DIVERSIVE AND INCLUSIVE. 533 00:20:38,136 --> 00:20:40,105 PERSONALLY SPEAKING, I WORK AT 534 00:20:40,105 --> 00:20:42,407 THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER 535 00:20:42,407 --> 00:20:45,244 AND WE USUALLY HIRE MEDICAL 536 00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:46,678 STUDENTS WORKING ON SOME 537 00:20:46,678 --> 00:20:49,948 BIOMECHANICS AND SPACE SUIT TYPE 538 00:20:49,948 --> 00:20:51,917 PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE 539 00:20:51,917 --> 00:20:53,218 SUMMERTIME. 540 00:20:53,218 --> 00:20:56,188 KEEP AN EYE OUT ON THAT WEBSITE 541 00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:58,724 FOR OPENING SPRING POSITIONS 542 00:20:58,724 --> 00:21:00,692 COMING UP. 543 00:21:00,692 --> 00:21:08,267 >> NOW WE HAVE BASIL WHO ASKS I 544 00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:12,204 HEARD ABOUT ARTUS AT NASA. 545 00:21:12,204 --> 00:21:13,538 I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT 546 00:21:13,538 --> 00:21:14,506 WHAT THEY DO. 547 00:21:14,506 --> 00:21:17,209 >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 548 00:21:17,209 --> 00:21:20,612 I SIT IN THE SAME OFFICE AT ONE 549 00:21:20,612 --> 00:21:24,082 OF OUR RESIDENT ARTISTS. 550 00:21:24,082 --> 00:21:26,718 THEY WORK IN GRAPHIC DESIGN TYPE 551 00:21:26,718 --> 00:21:28,253 FIELD AS WELL. 552 00:21:28,253 --> 00:21:29,988 SO IF THAT'S PART OF YOUR 553 00:21:29,988 --> 00:21:36,328 SKILLSET, SEARCH FOR GRAPHIC 554 00:21:36,328 --> 00:21:38,964 DESIGN OR VISUAL ARTS. 555 00:21:38,964 --> 00:21:40,599 SPEAKING FROM MY OWN PERSONAL 556 00:21:40,599 --> 00:21:42,901 EXPERIENCE, THEY DO HAVE 557 00:21:42,901 --> 00:21:48,273 RESIDENT ARTISTS THAT MAY BE 558 00:21:48,273 --> 00:21:49,908 PAINTING MURALS AROUND THE 559 00:21:49,908 --> 00:21:51,877 CENTER AND OTHER THINGS ALONG 560 00:21:51,877 --> 00:21:53,412 THOSE LINES. 561 00:21:53,412 --> 00:21:58,350 >> AT JPL WE HAVE FANTASTIC 562 00:21:58,350 --> 00:21:59,885 ARTISTS THAT COME UP WITH 563 00:21:59,885 --> 00:22:02,287 GRAPHICS AND POSTERS THAT 564 00:22:02,287 --> 00:22:03,822 HIGHLIGHT ALL OF OUR MISSIONS 565 00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:06,658 COMING OUT OF JPL. 566 00:22:06,658 --> 00:22:07,859 I HAVE SOME AROUND MY HOUSE, 567 00:22:07,859 --> 00:22:08,660 TOO. 568 00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:10,629 FANTASTIC WORK SOME OF THE 569 00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:12,164 ARTISTS DOING. 570 00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:13,932 ANNA FROM Facebook ASKS HOW 571 00:22:13,932 --> 00:22:16,301 CAN YOU BECOME AN INTERN IF YOU 572 00:22:16,301 --> 00:22:17,903 ARE AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT? 573 00:22:17,903 --> 00:22:19,671 >> GREAT QUESTION AND GREAT 574 00:22:19,671 --> 00:22:20,972 NAME. 575 00:22:20,972 --> 00:22:23,608 I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, GO TO 576 00:22:23,608 --> 00:22:28,513 INTERN.NASA.GOV. 577 00:22:28,513 --> 00:22:29,715 WE HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM 578 00:22:29,715 --> 00:22:31,583 LOCATED AND BASED OUT OF THE 579 00:22:31,583 --> 00:22:33,985 AMES RESEARCH CENTER IN NORTHERN 580 00:22:33,985 --> 00:22:34,986 CALIFORNIA. 581 00:22:34,986 --> 00:22:36,388 ONCE YOU HEAD ON TO THAT 582 00:22:36,388 --> 00:22:38,156 WEBSITE, YOU CAN SEE IF YOUR 583 00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:40,459 COUNTRY OF RESIDENCY FALLS UNDER 584 00:22:40,459 --> 00:22:42,527 THAT SPACE ACT AGREEMENT AND 585 00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:45,364 ALLOWS YOU TO PURSUE A NASA 586 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:47,666 INTERNSHIP. 587 00:22:47,666 --> 00:22:49,067 THAT WILL GIVE YOU A LIST AND 588 00:22:49,067 --> 00:22:51,603 DIRECTIONS ON WHAT YOU CAN TAKE 589 00:22:51,603 --> 00:22:53,238 FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. 590 00:22:53,238 --> 00:22:54,106 >> THAT'S RIGHT. 591 00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:56,174 HERE AT JPL WE HAVE MANY 592 00:22:56,174 --> 00:22:57,275 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AS WELL 593 00:22:57,275 --> 00:22:59,678 FROM SPECIFIC SCHOOLS, SPECIFIC 594 00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:01,646 COUNTRIES. 595 00:23:01,646 --> 00:23:02,748 THERE ARE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. 596 00:23:02,748 --> 00:23:04,149 YOU HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF 597 00:23:04,149 --> 00:23:06,118 WORK DIGGING THEM UP, BUT IT IS 598 00:23:06,118 --> 00:23:07,219 POSSIBLE FOR SOME FOLKS. 599 00:23:07,219 --> 00:23:11,857 HOW DO WE GO ABOUT APPLYING FOR 600 00:23:11,857 --> 00:23:14,593 AN INTERNSHIP IF WE DON'T HAVE 601 00:23:14,593 --> 00:23:16,094 MUCH EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF 602 00:23:16,094 --> 00:23:16,962 SCHOOL WORK? 603 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:19,064 >> I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU FIRST 604 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:20,132 TO GET INVOLVED. 605 00:23:20,132 --> 00:23:21,233 WHETHER AT YOUR UNIVERSITY OR 606 00:23:21,233 --> 00:23:23,735 COLLEGE OR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL, 607 00:23:23,735 --> 00:23:25,470 WHEREVER YOU MAY BE. 608 00:23:25,470 --> 00:23:26,571 THEY CAN BE WITHIN YOUR LOCAL 609 00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:27,873 COMMUNITY. 610 00:23:27,873 --> 00:23:29,307 YOU CAN JOIN SOME CLUBS AND 611 00:23:29,307 --> 00:23:31,843 THINGS LIKE THAT THAT MIRROR 612 00:23:31,843 --> 00:23:34,446 WHAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE. 613 00:23:34,446 --> 00:23:35,647 IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN 614 00:23:35,647 --> 00:23:37,949 ROBOTICS, LOOK FOR A CLUB. 615 00:23:37,949 --> 00:23:40,285 IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN 616 00:23:40,285 --> 00:23:41,586 GRAPHIC DESIGN. 617 00:23:41,586 --> 00:23:43,555 LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHEREVER 618 00:23:43,555 --> 00:23:46,191 YOU ARE AT TO GROW THAT 619 00:23:46,191 --> 00:23:47,159 SKILLSET. 620 00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:48,693 ONCE YOU HAVE THOSE SKILLSETS 621 00:23:48,693 --> 00:23:50,228 AND ONCE YOU ARE FILLING OUT THE 622 00:23:50,228 --> 00:23:51,530 APPLICATION, I ENCOURAGE 623 00:23:51,530 --> 00:23:52,964 STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT 624 00:23:52,964 --> 00:23:54,499 THEIR INTERESTS ARE AND HOW THEY 625 00:23:54,499 --> 00:23:56,334 HAVE APPLIED THOSE INTERESTS 626 00:23:56,334 --> 00:23:58,537 FIRSTHAND AND GO AHEAD AND PUT 627 00:23:58,537 --> 00:24:00,505 SOME OF THOSE KEY WORDS INTO THE 628 00:24:00,505 --> 00:24:01,473 APPLICATION, TOO. 629 00:24:01,473 --> 00:24:04,109 GET OUT THERE AND GET INVOLVED. 630 00:24:04,109 --> 00:24:05,177 >> THAT'S RIGHT. 631 00:24:05,177 --> 00:24:06,611 I WILL ADD TO THAT, HIGHLIGHTING 632 00:24:06,611 --> 00:24:08,513 WHAT I SAID EARLIER, IF YOU 633 00:24:08,513 --> 00:24:09,948 DON'T HAVE THE CHANCE OF HAVING 634 00:24:09,948 --> 00:24:12,150 INTERNSHIPS OR RESEARCH OR 635 00:24:12,150 --> 00:24:14,085 WHATEVER ONE OF THESE PATHWAYS 636 00:24:14,085 --> 00:24:17,556 IS ON YOUR OWN, GO BUILD STUFF, 637 00:24:17,556 --> 00:24:19,090 GO BREAK STUFF. 638 00:24:19,090 --> 00:24:20,826 THERE IS SO MANY RESOURCES, I 639 00:24:20,826 --> 00:24:22,794 ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE SOME OF 640 00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:24,763 THE SKILL SETS, WHATEVER YOU 641 00:24:24,763 --> 00:24:27,065 PURSUE AND LEARN HOW TO TELL 642 00:24:27,065 --> 00:24:28,600 STORY WITH T THAT'S IMPORTANT IN 643 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:33,104 THIS WHOLE JOINING PROCESS HERE. 644 00:24:33,104 --> 00:24:36,374 SO PUMA ASKS ARE INTERNSHIPS 645 00:24:36,374 --> 00:24:36,808 PAID? 646 00:24:36,808 --> 00:24:38,343 >> YES, THEY ARE. 647 00:24:38,343 --> 00:24:39,344 GREAT QUESTION. 648 00:24:39,344 --> 00:24:41,947 MOST INTERNSHIPS ARE PAID. 649 00:24:41,947 --> 00:24:44,149 THEY DO DIFFER A BIT BASED ON 650 00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:47,219 YOUR SPECIFIC ACADEMIC LEVEL. 651 00:24:47,219 --> 00:24:49,187 HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS UNDERGRAD 652 00:24:49,187 --> 00:24:52,457 VERSUS MASTERS VERSUS DOCTORATE. 653 00:24:52,457 --> 00:24:53,992 THEY DO GET PAID DIFFERENTLY IN 654 00:24:53,992 --> 00:24:57,262 THE WAY THAT WHETHER THEY ARE A 655 00:24:57,262 --> 00:25:01,666 STIPEND OR BI-WEEKLY PAYCHECK. 656 00:25:01,666 --> 00:25:03,335 THEY ARE PAID. 657 00:25:03,335 --> 00:25:06,304 CHECK OUT THE SITE AND THAT CAN 658 00:25:06,304 --> 00:25:08,974 BREAK DOWN THOSE FREQUENTLY 659 00:25:08,974 --> 00:25:10,609 ASKED QUESTIONS FOR YOU. 660 00:25:10,609 --> 00:25:17,115 >> NOW WE HAVE WHAT TYPE OF WORK 661 00:25:17,115 --> 00:25:18,316 DO YOU RECOMMEND US TO STUDY 662 00:25:18,316 --> 00:25:21,820 THAT COULD BE USEFUL TO ENTER. 663 00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:25,090 >> I'M GOING TO PUT THE BALL 664 00:25:25,090 --> 00:25:26,958 BACK IN YOUR COURT ON THIS ONE, 665 00:25:26,958 --> 00:25:27,826 MY FRIEND. 666 00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:29,794 I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT WHAT 667 00:25:29,794 --> 00:25:31,897 YOUR REAL INTERESTS ARE. 668 00:25:31,897 --> 00:25:33,632 I CAN'T PICK A MAJOR FOR YOU 669 00:25:33,632 --> 00:25:35,600 WHEN YOU ARE GOING INTO COLLEGE. 670 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,103 BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO SCHOOL, 671 00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:39,971 YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT WHAT SOME 672 00:25:39,971 --> 00:25:41,806 OF YOUR INTERESTS ARE. 673 00:25:41,806 --> 00:25:43,575 REALLY TAKE A LOOK IN THAT 674 00:25:43,575 --> 00:25:44,876 REGARD. 675 00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:47,279 AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, NASA HIRES A 676 00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:50,582 LOT OF STEM DISCIPLINES AND 677 00:25:50,582 --> 00:25:51,550 FIELDS. 678 00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:52,851 THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 679 00:25:52,851 --> 00:25:54,619 ENGINEERING AND MATH. 680 00:25:54,619 --> 00:25:56,254 SAY YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN 681 00:25:56,254 --> 00:25:57,689 SOCIAL MEDIA. 682 00:25:57,689 --> 00:25:58,990 MAYBE YOU WILL PURSUE A 683 00:25:58,990 --> 00:26:01,393 COMMUNICATIONS PATH. 684 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:03,795 NASA NEEDS SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERTS 685 00:26:03,795 --> 00:26:06,865 TO PUT ON EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE. 686 00:26:06,865 --> 00:26:08,166 WHEREVER YOUR INTERESTS FALL, 687 00:26:08,166 --> 00:26:10,168 TAKE THAT AND RUN WITH IT. 688 00:26:10,168 --> 00:26:11,603 I AM A TEACHER. 689 00:26:11,603 --> 00:26:16,041 I TOOK MY EDUCATION PATH AND 690 00:26:16,041 --> 00:26:18,777 MELDED IT WITH S.T.E.M. 691 00:26:18,777 --> 00:26:20,345 THERE IS PLENTY OPPORTUNITIES TO 692 00:26:20,345 --> 00:26:22,414 PURSUE WHATEVER YOUR DREAMS AND 693 00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:24,282 INTERESTS HOLD. 694 00:26:24,282 --> 00:26:26,117 >> I WILL SPRINKLE IN, IF YOU 695 00:26:26,117 --> 00:26:28,653 ARE COMING INTO ENGINEERING, I 696 00:26:28,653 --> 00:26:30,255 WANT EVERYBODY TO BE AN 697 00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:32,457 ENGINEER, REGARDLESS, I JUST 698 00:26:32,457 --> 00:26:34,225 RECOMMEND YOU LEARN HOW TO CODE, 699 00:26:34,225 --> 00:26:35,961 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. 700 00:26:35,961 --> 00:26:38,463 DEFINITELY BECOMES USEFUL IN ANY 701 00:26:38,463 --> 00:26:41,533 TECHNICAL PATH. 702 00:26:41,533 --> 00:26:44,703 WE HAVE RASIA WHO ASKS ARE THERE 703 00:26:44,703 --> 00:26:46,871 ANY AGE LIMITS. 704 00:26:46,871 --> 00:26:50,175 >> ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION. 705 00:26:50,175 --> 00:26:51,476 WE OFFER THE S.T.E.M. PROGRAM 706 00:26:51,476 --> 00:26:53,578 AND OTHER PROGRAMS YOU NEED TO 707 00:26:53,578 --> 00:26:55,447 BE 16 YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME 708 00:26:55,447 --> 00:26:57,515 OF YOUR APPLICATION. 709 00:26:57,515 --> 00:26:59,150 SO KEEP AN EYE OUT THERE. 710 00:26:59,150 --> 00:27:01,219 LIKE I SAID, NASA DOES OFFER 711 00:27:01,219 --> 00:27:03,622 OTHER ACTIVITIES. 712 00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:05,056 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TYPE 713 00:27:05,056 --> 00:27:06,591 OPPORTUNITIES ESPECIALLY, WE 714 00:27:06,591 --> 00:27:08,593 HAVE A GREAT ONE OUT OF JOHNSON 715 00:27:08,593 --> 00:27:10,228 SPACE CENTER CALLED THE HIGH 716 00:27:10,228 --> 00:27:12,831 SCHOOL AEROSPACE SCHOLARS. 717 00:27:12,831 --> 00:27:14,366 YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO COME TO ONE 718 00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:16,401 OF THE NASA CENTERS AND WORK ON 719 00:27:16,401 --> 00:27:17,936 A TEAM AND PRODUCE DIFFERENT 720 00:27:17,936 --> 00:27:20,538 TYPES OF MATERIALS THERE. 721 00:27:20,538 --> 00:27:21,306 THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AGE 722 00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:26,678 LIMITS, BUT INTERN.NASA.GOV WILL 723 00:27:26,678 --> 00:27:30,615 GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN. 724 00:27:30,615 --> 00:27:34,019 SO IT'S 16 YEARS OF AGE. 725 00:27:34,019 --> 00:27:35,220 >> ALL RIGHT. 726 00:27:35,220 --> 00:27:36,755 SO WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE 727 00:27:36,755 --> 00:27:39,624 QUESTION. 728 00:27:39,624 --> 00:27:41,793 WHAT IF YOU WANT TO BE AN INTERN 729 00:27:41,793 --> 00:27:44,329 BUT LIVE IN A STATE FAR AWAY 730 00:27:44,329 --> 00:27:46,498 FROM A NASA SPACE CENTER. 731 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:47,599 DO YOU HAVE TO MOVE CLOSER? 732 00:27:47,599 --> 00:27:49,901 >> ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION. 733 00:27:49,901 --> 00:27:51,336 OUR INTERNS ARE OPERATING 734 00:27:51,336 --> 00:27:53,405 VIRTUALLY THIS SUMMER. 735 00:27:53,405 --> 00:27:55,240 SO STUDENTS ARE WORKING ACROSS 736 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,676 THE AGENCY FROM THE COMFORT OF 737 00:27:57,676 --> 00:27:59,944 THEIR OWN HOME OR DORM ROOM. 738 00:27:59,944 --> 00:28:02,047 AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND GO BACK 739 00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:03,915 TO CENTER, TO THE DIFFERENT NASA 740 00:28:03,915 --> 00:28:05,650 CENTERS, STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED 741 00:28:05,650 --> 00:28:08,286 TO RELOCATE CLOSER TO THAT AREA 742 00:28:08,286 --> 00:28:10,188 SO THEY ARE ABLE TO GET ON TO 743 00:28:10,188 --> 00:28:12,157 THAT NASA CENTER AND DO WHATEVER 744 00:28:12,157 --> 00:28:14,225 WORK IS NEEDED THERE. 745 00:28:14,225 --> 00:28:16,461 >> THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE. 746 00:28:16,461 --> 00:28:18,763 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US 747 00:28:18,763 --> 00:28:19,531 TODAY. 748 00:28:19,531 --> 00:28:21,366 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING 749 00:28:21,366 --> 00:28:22,033 ME. 750 00:28:22,033 --> 00:28:23,468 IT WAS LOVELY GETTING TO CHAT 751 00:28:23,468 --> 00:28:24,536 WITH YOU TODAY. 752 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:25,737 GO AHEAD AND APPLY AT 753 00:28:25,737 --> 00:28:28,757 INTERN.NASA.GOV. 754 00:28:28,757 --> 00:28:29,958 >> ALL RIGHT. 755 00:28:29,958 --> 00:28:31,159 THANK YOU EVERYONE JOINING US AT 756 00:28:31,159 --> 00:28:31,726 HOME. 757 00:28:31,726 --> 00:28:32,794 TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WAYS YOU 758 00:28:32,794 --> 00:28:34,996 CAN GET INVOLVED, AND BECOME A 759 00:28:34,996 --> 00:28:37,265 NASA INTERN, PLEASE VISIT 760 00:28:37,265 --> 00:28:39,367 WWW.INTERN.NASA.GOV. 761 00:28:39,367 --> 00:28:40,468 MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON 762 00:28:40,468 --> 00:28:42,771 TWITTER AND Facebook, 763 00:28:42,771 --> 00:28:46,241 @NASAINTERNS FOR UPDATES AND 764 00:28:46,241 --> 00:28:49,844 WHEN TO APPLY. 765 00:28:49,844 --> 00:28:51,513 WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT YOU COULD 766 00:28:51,513 --> 00:28:53,148 JOIN US TODAY AND WE HOPE YOU 767 00:28:53,148 --> 00:28:55,116 CAN JOIN US HERE AT NASA. 768 00:28:55,116 --> 00:28:56,851 I HOPE ALL OF YOU CAN MAKE IT 769 00:28:56,851 --> 00:28:57,419 HERE. 770 00:28:57,419 --> 00:28:58,636 UNTIL NEXT TIME, HAPPY NATIONAL