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>>KATRINA: It's that time of year again! Over 1200 students across the country are starting
their summer internships at the 10 NASA centers and NASA Headquarters. And here
at the Goddard Space Flight Center, over 300 students are joining our workforce
for the summer. A lot of them are inside the Visitor Center right now
checking in for their first day, so, let's go say hi! [music]
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[music] >>KATRINA: What project are you
working on this summer? >>ANJALI: Um, I'm working on stuff with magnetic shape alloy memory.
>>LUCAS: I'm working on the virtual file system, so I'm a
computer science major. >>TRANG: I'm working on CubeSats. So they're basically like satellites
condensed down to these little 4-inch cubes. >>JITIN: I'll be working with
building an expert system, it's an artificial intelligence project. >>JOSHUA: I would say that I"m
working on an independent rocket that's going to be launching from Alaska up to the aurora borealis.
>>KATRINA: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? >>SAMUEL: Um, a paleontologist.
>>KATRINA: That's cool! So what changed your mind?
>>SAMUEL: Uh, I guess life. >>JITIN: I wanted to be a pilot when I was a kid.
>>TRANG: Um, I wanted to be a flight attendant, because I wanted to see the world. >>ANJALI: I just knew that I
wanted to do something in space. >>KATRINA: Well, mission accomplished right?
>>ANJALI: Yeah. >>RAY: Um, a magician, for sure. >>JESSICA: For a while
I wanted to be a paleontologist. >>KATRINA: You know that's the second
paleontologist we've gotten so far. So, have you made any progress toward becoming a magician?
>>RAY: Um, like NASA's pretty magical I guess.
>>KATRINA: When you hear "NASA", what do you think of, what are your expectations?
>>LUCAS: Um, NASA, so I think like ground-breaking
space research, um, I think of satellites. >>VIRGINIA: I think of
rocket scientists and really intelligent people.
>>TRANG: Um, well my first thoughts, definitely like spacecraft
and going to space, but there's also a lot more that Goddard offered that I had
no idea that they worked on. >>KATRINA: So when you think of "NASA", what do you think of,
what are your expectations? >>WALLACE: Space, and,
exploration. >>KATRINA: Well, we've got plenty of that here. Did you ever
think that you would be working here? >>VIRGINIA: No, not in a million
years. >>KATRINA: Would you rather visit Titan or Europa?
>>TRANG: Hmm, that's a hard one.
Titan. Because I like the name. >>ANJALI: Probably Europa. >>JESSICA: I'll go for
Europa. >>JITIN: Titan, maybe. >>JOSHUA: I think I'm going to go ahead and say Titan. >>LUCAS: Europa.
>>RAY: Titan. >>VIRGINIA: Europa. >>SAMUEL: It's a hard decision for me, personally.
>>KATRINA: They're both just so awesome. >>SAMUEL: Exactly. I can't really give you, I don't
want to downsize the other one, so. >>JOSHUA: I am ecstatic to work here.
It's really a, one of my lifelong dreams just come true.
>>TRANG: I'm so excited. It's going to be a great summer.
>>KATRINA: Okay. We're going to stop bugging them now and let the interns attend their
orientation. But this is just the beginning for the interns. They have an exciting 10 weeks
ahead of them. To keep track of what the interns are up to this summer, stay tuned to
nasa.gov/goddard. [music ends]
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