WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:15.840 [music] 2 00:00:15.840 --> 00:00:19.860 [Rinehart] There's a lot of different styles for how different mentors, here at Goddard, 3 00:00:19.869 --> 00:00:23.590 work with their students. Our team approach is to work with them but to 4 00:00:23.590 --> 00:00:28.750 give them ownership because when they have ownership they tend to do better, 5 00:00:28.750 --> 00:00:33.940 they tend to be more creative. [Okafor] When they decided they needed a star camera they 6 00:00:33.940 --> 00:00:38.860 could have purchased one because other research organizations build star cameras, 7 00:00:38.860 --> 00:00:42.640 but Stephen decided to give students a chance to build the star camera. 8 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:47.110 [Cotto] Working here is very self-motivating so they kind of just give you 9 00:00:47.110 --> 00:00:50.560 what to do and the basics of it and they say OK figure it. So right now I 10 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:54.280 run around, read a bunch of papers online, talk to all the experts, 11 00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:59.500 which is pretty interesting and I think it's a fair representation of the real world. 12 00:00:59.500 --> 00:01:01.900 [Handleton] There is definitely a lot of pressure to get your work done 13 00:01:01.900 --> 00:01:06.030 but it's not incredibly stressful. They know you're a student and that 14 00:01:06.030 --> 00:01:11.300 they're all there to help. There are experts here for everything. [Rinehart] Within the 15 00:01:11.300 --> 00:01:15.790 BETTII project the thing I think is the most valuable for the students, 16 00:01:15.790 --> 00:01:19.299 the best opportunity, is the chance to work with people who are doing 17 00:01:19.299 --> 00:01:23.770 cutting edge research and cutting edge work. That is the kind of stuff that gets 18 00:01:23.770 --> 00:01:26.560 the students excited about what they think they want to do with their lives. 19 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:30.070 [Okafor] The cool thing about being here at Goddard is you get to see the wide variety of 20 00:01:30.070 --> 00:01:36.460 things that we actually do, from climate science, to space exploration, and 21 00:01:36.460 --> 00:01:41.470 everything in between. [Handleton] I'm incredibly grateful for this opportunity. It's been 22 00:01:41.470 --> 00:01:45.190 a great experience. Not only technical knowledge that I've learned but just 23 00:01:45.190 --> 00:01:49.720 seeing how a big mission like this comes together. [Cotto] It feels great to be part of 24 00:01:49.720 --> 00:01:52.760 this team because you really feel that it actually matters, like the work you're doing. 25 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:55.400 [Rinehart] When I was an undergraduate I was fortunate that I got to work on some 26 00:01:55.400 --> 00:01:59.630 interesting projects. And it's part of what gave me a love for science and the 27 00:01:59.630 --> 00:02:03.050 love for the kind of work that I get to do now. And I want these students to have 28 00:02:03.050 --> 00:02:07.760 the same kind of experience. [Handlton] When this mission launches and the data starts 29 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:10.970 coming back that will definitely be exciting. It's not supposed to launch 30 00:02:10.970 --> 00:02:15.650 until 2015 but I'll definitely be looking out for that. It will be great to 31 00:02:15.650 --> 00:02:21.590 actually see my work contributing to telling us things we don't know about 32 00:02:21.590 --> 00:02:25.400 the universe. [Okafor] I would say if you're an engineering or science student and you 33 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:28.610 think you want to work at NASA you should definitely apply. Even if you 34 00:02:28.610 --> 00:02:32.510 don't know a lot about space you'll definitely learn everything you need to 35 00:02:32.510 --> 00:02:37.430 know once you start working here. [Rinehart] I see them out having lunch together everyday. 36 00:02:37.430 --> 00:02:41.450 I see them talking about the different things they are working on and 37 00:02:41.450 --> 00:02:47.510 sharing ideas. That's teaching them what it's like to form a team and 38 00:02:47.510 --> 00:02:51.590 be part of a team and that's something that is extremely 39 00:02:51.590 --> 00:02:55.700 valuable as they go forward in their careers. [Okafor] I think my favorite part of working here 40 00:02:55.700 --> 00:03:02.150 is, people who work at NASA don't work at NASA because they kind of like what 41 00:03:02.150 --> 00:03:06.440 they are doing. They work at NASA because they have a passion for science 42 00:03:06.440 --> 00:03:12.320 and technology and broadening our understanding of our world. So it is 43 00:03:12.320 --> 00:03:16.280 great to work with people who are so passionate everyday about what they are doing. 44 00:03:16.280 --> 00:03:18.820 [Cotto] Being about to sit down and discuss with someone what I'm 45 00:03:18.830 --> 00:03:24.830 working on and knowing that they're the expert in that field has been priceless. 46 00:03:24.830 --> 00:03:29.150 [Handleton] I think what I'll remember most about my time working here is definitely the 47 00:03:29.150 --> 00:03:33.739 people. It's been great working in the lab with Anthony and Yvonne. It's 48 00:03:33.739 --> 00:03:38.239 been great getting to know these senior scientist and engineers who just know 49 00:03:38.239 --> 00:03:43.920 so much and love what they do. [Okafor] A goal would be for me to work at NASA full-time 50 00:03:43.920 --> 00:03:49.700 and I think the internship program is a good stepping-stone. 51 00:03:49.700 --> 00:04:01.460 [beeping]