Mars Global Surveyor Magnetic Field Experiment for Kids
LOOK TO THE FUTURE: CAREERS IN SPACE
Since you were little, you have probably associated space careers with astronauts, walking on the moon, Neil Armstrong, and space shuttles. Those certainly make a lasting impression, but you should probably know two things, if nothing else: first, not every space career involves hopping around in a big spacesuit, and second, there are lots of opportunities available for exciting space careers today. The following list of possible careers in the aerospace field is by no means exhaustive, but it gives an idea of the wide variety of things you can do and still be related to space. Take a look. It might change your life.
Research Science
- Astronomer
- Galactic
- Planetary
- Radio
- Biologist
- Chemist
- Geologist
- Physicist
- Astrophysicist
- Oceanographer
- Space Scientist
Engineering
- Aeronautical
- Aerospace
- Chemical
- Computer
- Electrical
- Fire Protection
- Materials
- Mechanical
- Nuclear
- Plastics
- Robotics
- Safety
- Software Test
- Systems
Mathematics
- Computer Scientist
- Mathematician
- Systems Analyst
Other stuff
- Astronaut
- Technical Writer
To find out about jobs that do not have links, you might want to look at the Profiles of Women at NASA or the website of a local college (to find out about majors like those jobs; for example, Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland) or ask the appropriate question-server on the AskA+ Locator.
Mars Global Surveyor for Kids
- Contributor: Lishan Amde
- Author: Theresa Valentine
- NASA Official: Mario Acuña
- Email: Mario.H.Acuna@nasa.gov
- Curator: Patricia Lawton, ADNET Systems, Inc.
- Email: Patricia.J.Lawton@nasa.gov
- Last Modified: 09 November 2006
