Meet Spotlighted Space Professionals!
04 October 2022 - Too often students – and even
educators – associate having a space career with just being an astronaut or
rocket scientist. But we know there is a whole universe of jobs related to space
that encompass fields such as science, engineering, technical trades, communications
and media relations, and more.
The White House’s National Space Council wants to change that and called
upon Federal agencies to help educators expose their students to the multitude of
space careers across the federal government and the wide array of professionals in
those roles.
At NOAA, our mission is to understand and predict our changing environment from
the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, as well as manage and conserve
America’s coastal and marine resources. To do this, we collect, archive, and
study information not just from the ground and in the air, but from satellites in
space. Information collected from NOAA’s environmental satellites supports
products and services used across the country every day that promote and protect
our security, economy, environment, and quality of life.
Space missions, satellite programs, and scientific research require a large
team of people with a variety of skills. We spoke with a few people here at NOAA,
featuring STAR's very own Alexis Wolfe (Chief of Staff)
and Paige Lavin (Oceanographer), about their space-related
careers and the advice they’d give to young people reaching for the stars.
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