Who Works At NASA? What It Means To Be a NASA Employee

Paula Cain, Joy Ng and Geronimo Villanueva tell the story of how life led them to NASA and share what qualities make a great NASA employee.
Paula Cain is a thermal blanket technician at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She builds custom thermal blankets that protect satellites in space.
Joy Ng is a multimedia producer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She tells stories about NASA's Earth and heliophysics research.
Geronimo Villanueva is a planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center who specializes in the search for organic molecules on Mars and on icy bodies.
Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Harrison Bach (Intern): Lead Producer
Courtney A. Lee (ADNET): Producer
Paula Cain (Sierra Lobo): Talent
Joy Ng (USRA): Talent
Geronimo Villanueva (Catholic University of America): Talent
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Music Credit: Brett Engel, "All Over The City"; Regis Ceccarellie and Laurent Vernerey, "Ready Set Play"; Franck Fossey, "Home Makeover Challenge"; Laurent Dury, "Chambord Exploration"
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[@kitcatsyyy5509]

I dream about working in NASA ☆ I hope I'll be able to reach it

[@jozabelle5042]

Me too! Good luck🥰

[@alberteinstein5691]

I’ll be waiting for you there, wish me luck!

[@diznoti2691]

hope i see you there

[@orateed6142]

You won't

[@kitcatsyyy5509]

@@orateed6142 Ok, don't care /s

[@NChambernator]

When you spend 8 years in college acing thermodynamics, calc n beyond, astrophysics, and computer engineering just to be turned down from your dream job because you couldn't fix a tear in the space sail.

[@cynthiakhaleel]

??

[@greatdune3174]

That's oddly specific.......are you alright bro?

[@Universalview22]

@@greatdune3174 Yeah... I think this is a self experience thing...

[@eduardovalle7268]

Quantity quality .

[@MScienceCat2851]

Wait what?

[@scottfw7169]

Will admit that of the 3 people featured, Paula’s story made me smile the most, it is cool. :)

[@JoeOutdoors]

Congrats kids. May you contribute much to the world not just NASA. So many cool things have come from the developments at NASA, your job is to bring more!!

[@kostaskounadis7302]

Hope one day I will be able to work at nasa iam a college student studying computer science & engineering.Hope nasa still need guys like me 🙃.

[@NASAGoddard]

While you're still in school, keep your eyes on paid positions posted to intern.nasa.gov. Fall 2021 application deadline is July 9! For full-time positions, nasa.gov/careers.

[@monke6107]

@@NASAGoddard I’m 13 and want to work at nasa, I don’t know what I want to specialize in, but I want to work in space

[@brianmcnally1578]

I would a got a interest. Be lre-destined.okay 👍

[@DHMISDuckGuy]

I hope to reach NASA when I get older. I know it’s a lot of work, and I’m probably not prepared enough, but I sure hope I reach it!

[@brianramirez8255]

why?

[@DHMISDuckGuy]

Uhm, because I like space and physics?

[@shifashaikh1712]

@@DHMISDuckGuy No way same!

[@ParasAdeniumSupport15]

My dream to become Nasa Sciencetist .I am an Indian .I study in class 5th. My name is Shourya Yadav.And my father name is manoj.

[@ashleylewis9461]

So much motivation I’m from Maryland to 💗

[@throwaway5926]

Me as well. Capital Heights is a short drive away. ❤

[@lorenzoo90]

touch things that are going to space.

[@4cheynae]

I would love to work there

[@iroseie7892]

I dream I can work in NASA.

[@sabihasultanamim9732]

Inshallah one day I will be a scientist of NASA...

[@ciarancromie7899]

nasa you are my idol i want to work there when i am older and i am only 8

[@shadyslays8839]

My dream is to work at NASA

[@ericloyd6318]

Hey NASA... COME N GET MAAAAAY

[@FunSoccerFacts]

I am from Morocco and I dream to work for Nasa.

[@hanaeharrane2293]

I am working to achieve my goal (working at nasa)

[@raymondgilchrist7679]

Why are we not building a near earth craft to service the machines in space around the earth and the telescopes. Also, it be used to clean up the junk. We could use a few of them.

[@daliamb3668]

I really like to work in NASA Even for free ! idk I just wanna do my best

[@manuelbecerra6697]

so you're telling me that americas space missions are in the hands of a tailor, a bartender, and a horse whisperer?

[@NChambernator]

That's what I took away from this and it makes complete sense.

[@adichbungsusajangboru637]

Nope,more like a thermal blanket technician, a planetary scientist, and a video producer.

[@AdelinaKletke]

Don't you think people can evolve professionally and personally? That's a really limited mindset...

[@jaydenlvwd5874]

I dream I work in NASA

[@Chickennoodlz_]

ok, here I go im chasing my dream to work for nasa

[@Z.man6ixx]

gl with all that work

[@tonyclifton265]

could I work there, as a black man? I'm happy to stay with NASSA for now though

[@farahhameed4897]

Can chemists apply for work or intership in NASA?

[@SanjayKumar-fd7tv]

Yes sure you Specialist in biochemistry

[@namaalwaannet4069]

how i can apply to work for Nasa?

[@exotic_cupcake30yearsago39]

Is it possible for me to work at NASA if I’m chinese but is able to speak both Chinese, English, French, and I am currently in Canada, but I can have American citizenship, is it possible? I really really wanted to join, and I think that NASA should let everyone, no matter what religion or what citizen ship they are, they should be able to join.

[@SanjayKumar-fd7tv]

You have also us citizenship

[@emmanuelmahuni8163]

wooooow

[@xmoon_bxbyx5853]

Cool

[@shiyasanta7025]

Can you guys tell me what can I take after my 10th

[@nirajverma85]

I also want to be a employee of nassa?

[@georgesunibabu7887]

I also really wanna be a nasa man....if God willing...

[@noice.ml321]

I want to work at nasa to go space or moon

[@blleidblleid7280]

Like 🙋‍♀️🌲🍁😊

[@MandeepGadgetBoy]

I wanna be a space actor hire me 😅

[@fabianabenites61]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@idtn9841]

Как-то мало

[@ShadowVXMaster]

I would ace maths physics geology easily but not piloting crafts

[@imonimon3084]

Is nurses are working at nasa?

[@justbeingMe-IN-idaho]

Who works at NASA? A lot of smart men and a whole lot of diversity hires.

[@zyuxucrack9039]

Wow me first

[@dosmastrify]

Or ME. FIRST! if I've got a gun.

[@saneman8147]

So 3 people work at NASA- 2 women (of course-gender quotas) one that makes blankets and the other videos and 1 man (a scientist) It's just what I thought. No wonder we haven't been back to the moon!

[@brianramirez8255]

yeah its a total joke, mate!