WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:00.267 --> 00:00:02.803 A whole bunch of new interns are here, which means summer has 2 00:00:02.803 --> 00:00:05.606 arrived at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. We’re excited to 3 00:00:05.606 --> 00:00:08.609 welcome over 400 interns from across the U.S. studying Earth 4 00:00:08.609 --> 00:00:11.945 Science, planetary science, astrophysics, heliophysics, and 5 00:00:11.945 --> 00:00:14.882 a multitude of other things. And a lot of them are in the visitor 6 00:00:14.882 --> 00:00:17.217 center right now getting their badges and everything they need 7 00:00:17.217 --> 00:00:20.120 to start their first day. So let's go meet a few and ask them 8 00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:21.321 some questions. 9 00:00:21.321 --> 00:00:34.201 [up-tempo music] 10 00:00:34.201 --> 00:00:36.370 Good morning, Zane! Good morning. What are you 11 00:00:36.370 --> 00:00:38.405 going to be working on this summer? I’m gonna be working 12 00:00:38.405 --> 00:00:41.375 with the MAIANSE project, the American-Indian Alaskan Native 13 00:00:41.375 --> 00:00:43.744 STEM Engagement program. What are you going to be working on 14 00:00:43.744 --> 00:00:47.047 this summer? Um, I’ll be working on the Europa Clipper Mission. 15 00:00:47.047 --> 00:00:50.317 I’ll be modeling the propellant slosh. This summer I’m working 16 00:00:50.317 --> 00:00:53.387 with the Equal Opportunity Programs office, and I’m really 17 00:00:53.387 --> 00:00:56.189 excited to use my mass communication skills. 18 00:00:56.189 --> 00:01:00.027 Heliophysics Sonification User-Interface in HTML5 and 19 00:01:00.027 --> 00:01:05.165 JavaScript. This project is really about, um, about making 20 00:01:05.165 --> 00:01:08.969 data more accessible to people who have visual problems. 21 00:01:08.969 --> 00:01:12.706 Spectrometer this summer. I’m more of a computer scientist, so 22 00:01:12.706 --> 00:01:16.276 I’m gonna be doing code on that. I’m gonna be doing an 23 00:01:16.276 --> 00:01:19.146 environmental analyst position, working with doing a 24 00:01:19.146 --> 00:01:22.282 cost-benefit analysis of land-surface covers here on the 25 00:01:22.282 --> 00:01:26.219 Goddard Space Flight Center. How did you hear about that 26 00:01:26.219 --> 00:01:30.791 internship? My mom, actually, told me to apply online. And at 27 00:01:30.791 --> 00:01:33.493 first I was like, “No, you know. They want engineers.” Because I 28 00:01:33.493 --> 00:01:37.030 majored in geography with an emphasis on water resources. And 29 00:01:37.030 --> 00:01:39.333 she was like, “No, they do a lot of things with Earth sciences, 30 00:01:39.333 --> 00:01:42.402 too.” Um, actually my cousin down in Florida, he actually 31 00:01:42.402 --> 00:01:45.205 works for NASA down in the Kennedy Space Center. And he’s 32 00:01:45.205 --> 00:01:48.342 like “Hey, go to Google and type in this ‘OSSI NASA’.” And I was 33 00:01:48.342 --> 00:01:52.179 like, “Uh, okay.” So, I applied for four jobs down there. I 34 00:01:52.179 --> 00:01:54.247 didn’t get the ones down in Florida, but I got this one. So, 35 00:01:54.247 --> 00:01:59.619 I was pretty stoked. Well, we’re better anyway. Just Googled it. 36 00:01:59.619 --> 00:02:01.755 I just Googled “NASA Internships” and applied to a 37 00:02:01.755 --> 00:02:04.524 lot of them that had to do with mass communication. What made 38 00:02:04.524 --> 00:02:08.495 you want to work for NASA? Um, just the endless opportunities 39 00:02:08.495 --> 00:02:11.598 cause NASA, it’s not only about space, but it’s about expanding 40 00:02:11.598 --> 00:02:14.868 your mind and the imagination. What is one thing about space 41 00:02:14.868 --> 00:02:19.172 that you find really baffling or confusing or just really cool? 42 00:02:19.172 --> 00:02:22.876 It’s way too infinite. It’s way too infinite. Like, we may study 43 00:02:22.876 --> 00:02:25.345 for like, years and like, decades. We can never learn 44 00:02:25.345 --> 00:02:28.782 everything about it. What is one thing about space that you find 45 00:02:28.782 --> 00:02:33.453 totally baffling? I guess that it’s just so big and there’s 46 00:02:33.453 --> 00:02:37.624 endless things that you can explore and learn. We’re finding 47 00:02:37.624 --> 00:02:40.660 new things out every single day, and so who knows if there’s life 48 00:02:40.660 --> 00:02:45.832 out there? What are you looking forward to exploring in the DC 49 00:02:45.832 --> 00:02:48.902 area this summer? I heard there’s lots of great food, I’d 50 00:02:48.902 --> 00:02:50.737 like to check out all the museums on the National Mall, 51 00:02:50.737 --> 00:02:54.841 just see what’s out there. Man, I’m really looking forward to 52 00:02:54.841 --> 00:02:58.445 exploring the area a lot more and taking tours, eating good 53 00:02:58.445 --> 00:03:03.917 food. I want to find the mom n’ pop restaurants that have been 54 00:03:03.917 --> 00:03:07.287 around for thirty years. ‘Cause everyone’s like, “you gotta try 55 00:03:07.287 --> 00:03:10.791 the crab”, and this that and the other. Is there anything you’re 56 00:03:10.791 --> 00:03:13.927 looking forward to exploring in DC or Baltimore and Maryland 57 00:03:13.927 --> 00:03:17.798 area this summer? I’m looking for some good hiking trails. 58 00:03:17.798 --> 00:03:21.468 Billy Goat Trail, I highly recommend. What’s something that 59 00:03:21.468 --> 00:03:25.539 you’re really excited about with your internship this summer? I’m 60 00:03:25.539 --> 00:03:27.541 generally excited about all of it. It’s something I’ve wanted 61 00:03:27.541 --> 00:03:31.578 to do for a long time, since I was young. I’m looking forward 62 00:03:31.578 --> 00:03:35.482 to working with the great team at NASA and the contractors that 63 00:03:35.482 --> 00:03:38.452 I’ll be working with and just seeing the collaborative effort 64 00:03:38.452 --> 00:03:41.254 we use which is making the mission possible. I’m really 65 00:03:41.254 --> 00:03:45.725 looking forward to expanding on what I don’t know, which is in 66 00:03:45.725 --> 00:03:49.129 web development. I’ve taken a class, but I haven’t really been 67 00:03:49.129 --> 00:03:52.833 able to put it into practice. This is actually my second time 68 00:03:52.833 --> 00:03:56.837 with this group, so I’m looking forward to getting to do work 69 00:03:56.837 --> 00:04:00.373 with what I started last year and get into it a bit more in 70 00:04:00.373 --> 00:04:03.243 depth. Honestly, working with circuits. I love circuits. I 71 00:04:03.243 --> 00:04:08.248 really love circuits. That may sound weird. I just want to work 72 00:04:08.248 --> 00:04:14.955 with them. All my hype is there. Just working with electronics. 73 00:04:14.955 --> 00:04:17.457 I’m sure there are lots of circuits here for you to play with. 74 00:04:17.457 --> 00:04:18.992 with. [laughter] 75 00:04:18.992 --> 00:04:22.329 [up-beat music] 76 00:04:23.663 --> 00:04:25.699 Now that the summer interns are finished with their 77 00:04:25.699 --> 00:04:28.435 first day of orientation, it’s time for them to meet their 78 00:04:28.435 --> 00:04:31.505 mentors and start their projects. If you’re interested 79 00:04:31.505 --> 00:04:35.675 in pursuing a NASA internship, visit intern.nasa.gov for more 80 00:04:35.675 --> 00:04:40.981 information. Also, stay tuned to nasa.gov/goddard this summer to 81 00:04:40.981 --> 00:04:42.182 hear more intern stories. 82 00:04:42.682 --> 00:04:46.987 [music ends] 83 00:04:46.987 --> 00:00:00.000 [whoosh, beep beep, beep beep, beep beep]