Comments on: more about how cool Goddard is!

By: Darius Yaghoubi

Darius Yaghoubi — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:10:06 +0000

You aren’t the only one, I had never even heard of Marshall Space Flight Center before I accepted my job. And the stereotypes about Alabama didn’t exactly help my expectations about the area, so I was a little worried about working here at first. After being here for almost a year though, it’s great.

By: RHPowell

RHPowell — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:41:07 +0000

I feel much the same way, Rivers.

I think I would like to post my thoughts on how I got started at NASA/GSFC

By: A. DeLion

A. DeLion — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:08:33 +0000

Rivers: “Where’s Goddard?” was the first thing I thought when I was introduced to the engineer who gave me my first job at NASA! (Much less glamorous than NASA Academy, by the way. I worked for free before I managed to land a paying gig as a co-op.) JSC and KSC definitely get the spotlight, but as you point out, there is much more to space exploration than manned missions. Moon landings and space shuttles pulled me in – I mean, really, what kid doesn’t want to go to Space Camp? But once I learned how much is out there to be explored via spacecraft, I never gave manned spaceflight a second glance.

Earth observing missions are my favorites because they can affect people’s daily lives. I have a friend at Purdue who studied agriculture. His master’s research used remote sensing from spacecraft to detect weeds in farm fields and, in turn, allow farmers to use pesticides more efficiently. Who would think that spacecraft could be used to make farming more efficient? Think of all the people that affects, directly and indirectly. Fewer pesticides, healthier food, better environment. It’s pretty amazing.

By: Rivers

Rivers — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:54:46 +0000

John: I’m very happy at Goddard, but that’s not to say that I couldn’t be happy somewhere else too!

By: John Benac

John Benac — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:49:07 +0000

So Rivers, do you still have a location preference, are you fine at Ames, or do you still look toward the south?

By: Skytland

Skytland — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:35:04 +0000

Rivers, I think that’s really cool! I started my career at NASA as a coop as well. Something that was really helpful when I was looking for career options at NASA was the biographies that the current coops write. I applied to Johnson Space Center so I can only talk to that centers coop program, but if anyone is interested in learning more about what coops do at JSC, you can visit this link: http://coop.jsc.nasa.gov/index.html

I’d personally love to hear from others throughout the agency, particularly the coops and interns, regarding their experiences!