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After I graduate college I plan to follow in my grandfather’s footsteps and become a Manager of Space Launch Vehicle Division at NASA. By going into this field of study I wish to create better rockets and space rovers, further explore space, and help expand knowledge to younger generations. Space is one of the universes’ biggest mysteries and it is up to us as scientist to obtain as much knowledge as possible while keeping the younger generation interested to continue our research. I have been mechanically inclined since I was little; building, inventing, and using my wild imagination to create different things. My father is an electric engineer and I have always followed him, whether to work on cars or to help invent new machinery for the plant he manages. I wish to practice this knowledge on rockets and space rovers to better their explorations and allow them to go on further missions without the fear of failure. By creating better lasting space equipment, mankind can explore further than ever and bring back more data and information that we can apply to what we already know from past missions. Over the past sixty years scientists have obtained a plethora of new information about the universe we live in, yet there are still many unknown things. I wish to help gain evidence to support the questionable facts while exploring new planets, moons, and …show more content…

If the younger generation is not interested in continuing where current scientists have left off then our work will be for none. That is why it is important for current scientists to talk to and keep the public informed. During my years of research, I wish to set apart time to be able to talk to students in school and to interest the public so that science can continue forever without fear of desolation. Science is one of the most important components of society and scientists must continue to work to preserve

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