Personal Narrative: A Career In Space Exploration

NASA looks for group work skills and the love to learn. Once selected by NASA you will have two years of basic training. Once they are selected for a flight they will go through mission training for a few years.

There comes a time where everyone must make up their minds on what they want to do in life. Some may find it at a young age, while others figure it out as they grow and enter college. Imagine a loved one coming to visit. The wait always feels like forever. Knowing that they would be coming by plane it would only be more amazing if the time spent waiting could be less, as well as knowing the ride is safe. As the plane descends into the runway ones heart begins to race with excitement. They enter the airport and is greeted with a warm hug. This is the story of how I found my love for air and spacecraft. Aerospace engineering is the trade that includes the designing and manufacturing of aircraft and space craft. To become an aerospace engineer

When i grow older I want to be a Aerospace Engineer because I have a thing for anything that involves anything that flies. Aerospace engineers work in industries to design and build aircraft,spacecraft,etc. They are primarily involved in manufacturing,design, and development. In order to be an aerospace engineer you will require a bachelor’s degree or anything related to aerospace engineering. It is important to understand the education or training requirements,skills or talents needed, salary and benefits offered, and the duties for a particular career when making this decision. (u.s. Bureau of Labor statistics.)

Space exploration is an inherently worldwide endeavour that attracts broad international interest and affects people all across the globe producing knowledge, capabilities, and relationships that help society deal with some of the most pressing long-term global challenges. Another popular benefit of space travel is the jobs it creates. The fact that a space agency and its network of contractors and universities help people stay employed is amazing. More than 18000 people currently work for NASA and many more people work for the company as government contractors. They are hired by companies that NASA pays to do work for them. Now we’ve been told by recent study that there is 11,800 jobs to be created per year by space

In my life I have never seen so much untrustworthiness in my life. Until I came back to school to get my degree in aviation management. I will be jumping around a little as I go and I apologize. I have a very big discomfort with some of the pilots I have met. First, I will discuss my feelings about the school I currently attend. Second, I will address the maintenance scare in the industry. Lastly, I will discuss the pilot scares that have arose.

A Description of the Basic Requirements Needed to Obtain this Job (e.g., type of degree)

The biggest affect increased space exploration would have could be its change on the education landscape. In 1998, NASA scientists Adriana Ocampo, Louis Friedman, and John Logsdon explored NASA’s effect on education in their article, “Why Space Science and Exploration Benefit Everyone.” Though their writing is nearly 20 years old, Ocampo, Friedman, and Logsdon explain why handcuffing NASA creates a “brain drain” in America –

Today, ‘astronaut’ is a common career heard when children are asked what they want to be when they grow up. However, this was not the case in the early 20th century or even in the 1950s. The reason for this change was the space race, an extension of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States for superiority of space technology. It all started in October 1957 when Russia launched Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. The launch of Sputnik shocked the American public and brought about the beginnings of the space age, eventually leading to the founding of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the launch of Explorer I, and finally a man on the moon. Although the moon landing ended the space race,

As the fiery pillar of smoke climbed ever faster towards the night sky, I stood mouth agape at age five as I watched the launch of the Discovery Space Shuttle in Cape Canaveral, birthing my fascination with the depths of space. At age eighteen, my sense of purpose was clearer than ever in a high school classroom while watching footage of the spacewalk mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, an inspiration for me to pursue higher education in engineering with aspirations of becoming an astronaut. By age twenty three, I had been working at my first full time job as an engineer for the Department of Defense for nearly a year when I unexpectedly failed a flight physical due to minor, yet untreatable, health conditions. Now, realizing that my chances of becoming an astronaut are beyond my control, my reasoning for undertaking graduate work is to enable myself to contribute to a field that ultimately helps others do the things their bodies keep them from doing. I want to help put those people back in control of doing the things they dream to do.

NASA, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is a government funded organization dedicated to the research of aeronautics, astrophysics, robots and more alongside pioneering the future of space exploration. For the last 58 years NASA has become the most iconic name in extraterrestrial travel by pushing the limits of what humans have thought possible. Their dedicated research has led to the development of products as small as the memory foam we sleep on all the way up to the space shuttles that send our astronauts into orbit.

It hit me, from that point on I’ve wanted to accomplish something like that. Feelings of eagerness and excitement to become apart of something that’s bigger than myself, to contribute to humanity in a way that excites me.

Both of these jobs take hard work. In both sheepherding and space engineering, you make a lot of money. In each of these jobs, there is a lot of hands-on work. In sheepherding, you have to always help the sheep in space engineering you work with a lot of technology. Both of these wonderful jobs take patience. In sheepherding, you have to be watchful of the sheep 24/7, in space engineering, something might be wrong with the technology.

The military provides the experience and discipline astronaut

Aerospace engineering and operation technician occupation’s have the same tasks. Aerospace engineers and operation technicians maintain equipment that is used in developing, testing and producing new air and space craft. Aerospace engineering and operations technicians work full-time in offices, laboratories, manufacturing or industrial plants. It is preferred that employers of aerospace engineering and operations technicians hold an associate’s degree. Vocational programs are also accepted because they offer good preparation upon granting certificates or diplomas to their students that qualifies them to work in the aerospace field. Some of the workers in both occupations may be exposed to hazards from equipment or from toxic materials. The

I have been trained to become a chemist since the first year of my high school. This is a challenging career, requiring analytical thinking, attention to details, and adaptability. It is also a well-paying and promising career. However, chemistry is not what I have always dreamt of doing the rest of my life. As someone who is concerned about the development of sub-Saharan Africa, I came to a conclusion that what this region needs is not only scientists but also people who know and understand leadership and international affairs. In this paper, I compare my strengths and abilities to the qualities that one should have in order to excel as a chemist and a diplomat.