Experience Quote by Kathleen Rubins

NASA is a big organization with a lot of needs that have to be met. So there are a lot of opportunities.

— Bruce Pittman

I do a lot of work with NASA and am involved in research projects studying planetary evolution, Earth-like planets, and potential conditions for life…

— David Grinspoon

I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all. I was interested in the Moon landings just about…

— Laurel Clark

As a researcher, I look forward to being able to do space science in a space environment.

— Alan Stern

I worked on all of the Apollo manned missions and a couple of Apollo unmanned missions.

— Margaret H. Hamilton

I interned at NASA for five years, and I grew up in Cape Canaveral, and my grandfather was an engineer on the Mercury capsule,…

— Allison Schroeder

All astronauts have degrees in science, engineering, or medicine, but other than that, there's no one path to NASA. The one thing everyone has…

— Shannon Walker

I've always been interested in space and the idea of exploration in that area since I was a child growing up through the '60s.

— Sarah Brightman

I have had the privilege to be a member of many high-performance teams at NASA, both on and off the planet.

— John M. Grunsfeld

Being a biochemist, I did a lot of tissue-culture research prior to working at NASA and when I first started working there.

— Peggy Whitson

Two months after I got out of test pilot school, I saw an advert that said NASA was recruiting more astronauts. The best job…

— Charles Duke

When I got to college, I discovered how many incredible opportunities NASA offered students pursuing a career in the space industry.

— Emily Calandrelli