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Don't forget our Women's History Month contest this week is all about Lisa. Details are available at http://quest.nasa.gov/women/WHMcontest.intro.html And now, here is Lisa Shore to answer your questions.

[ LisaShore/JSC - 8 - 13:02:39 ]
Hi everybody!

[ Janice - 5 - 13:02:32 ]
Do all NASA emploies have to be an american citizen?

[ LisaShore/JSC - 9 - 13:03:29 ]
Hi Janice. I don't think all NASA employees have to be US citizens but it may effect the kind of work you can do.

[ LisaShore/JSC - 10 - 13:04:18 ]
RE: [Heather] Did you have the opportunity to meet the crew from the Challenger?
Hi Heather. I never got to meet the Challenger crew. I arrived in Houston after they left for Florida.

[ LisaShore/JSC - 13 - 13:05:32 ]
RE: [Shenice] Besides your dad, what else inspired you to work for NASA?
Hi Shenice. I think lots of things influenced me to work for NASA. I liked math and science a lot so it seemed a natural place to go. Space is just something that has always fascinated me.

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RE: [Johnny] What kind of student were you in elementary school and what was your lowest grade?
Elementary school was a long time ago Johnny but I think I did really well after about 4th grade I don't think I had any grades below a B.

[ LisaShore/JSC - 17 - 13:07:50 ]
RE: [MrsThornton] Do you ever travel international for your job?
Hi Mrs. Thornton. I haven't done any international travelling yet but I hope to in the future. NASA has a lot of people that travel to Russia at the moment.

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[ LisaShore/JSC - 20 - 13:09:17 ]
RE: [Corbin] Have you had the opportunity to meet anyone famous?
Hi Corbin. I've been very lucky to have met some famous people in the Mission Control Center. I met President Clinton, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Donald Sutherland to name a few.

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RE: [Jake] Were you nervous on your first day as FDO?
Jake, I'm a little bit nervous every time we launch but I think that's a good thing. You don't want to feel too comfortable. Being a little nervous keeps you on your toes :).

[ Patrick - 22 - 13:11:12 ]
How long have you been with NASA?

[ LisaShore/JSC - 25 - 13:12:52 ]
Hi Patrick. I've been at NASA for about 14 years. I started out doing Space Shuttle mission design work. After about 4 years I moved over to the real-time operations world and started training as a FDO.

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RE: [Victoria] Do you think NASA is fit for anyone interested?
I'm not sure what you meet Victoria?

[ LisaShore/JSC - 29 - 13:15:57 ]
RE: [Janice] Did you have any job experienc before working for NASA?
Janice. I went to work for the Rockwell Space Operations Company right out of college. I had some summer jobs but nothing related to the Space program. The name of the company I work for now is United Space Alliance (USA).

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RE: [Phillip] Have you had the opportunity to deal with other NASA fields outside of FDO?
Hi Phillip. I've only worked on NASA projects related to the Shuttle program but I have had the opportunity to work with some of our payload customers. Two of my favorites have been working with JPL on the radar mapping missions like the one that just flew and on an Italian satellite called LAGEOS. LAGEOS looked like a giant disco ball.

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RE: [Amy] What advice would you give to people who are interested in a career at NASA?
Amy, I would tell anyone that is interested in a career at NASA to find a field you really like and then go all out for it. It's good if you can do really well in math and science but NASA has a lot of people that are in non-technical areas as well. The key is that you are one of the best in whatever you do.

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RE: [Amy] What is your favorite space movie and sci-fri book?
My favorite sci-fi book is probably the Inherit The Stars trilogy by Ben Hogan. Or maybe the Gateway series by Frederick Pohl. "Star Wars" is probably my favorite movie series.

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RE: [MrsThornton] Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge with us. Our school day is about to end, however we look forward to viewing the archieves tomorrow morning. The Armstrong Elementary Eagles
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RE: [Victoria] As a Fifth Grader, what can I do to be a part of NASA one day?
Victoria, I'd say to do as well as you can in school and then get into college and then get involved as a NASA coop if you can. NASA has programs to get school kids involved. Check the NASA web site to see what kind of programs are available and which colleges participate the most with NASA.

[ LisaShore/JSC - 40 - 13:25:29 ]
RE: [MrsThornton] Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge with us. Our school day is about to end, however we look forward to viewing the archieves tomorrow morning. The Armstrong Elementary Eagles
Thanks for joining in. I know it's getting late in the day.

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] I wish to work for NASA one day, but the problem is that i live in Norway.(Don t go thinking that i haven t been asking my perents to moove.) Do you know if there is any way for me to get my wish to come true?
Janice I'm not sure of all the technicalities involved but I'm sure you can work for NASA one day. Maybe you can go to an American University. If not that maybe you could get involved with NASA and the space program through the European Space Agency. I know that we had some co-op students from Germany in our division last year.

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RE: [LisaShore/JSC] Janice I'm not sure of all the technicalities involved but I'm sure you can work for NASA one day. Maybe you can go to an American University. If not that maybe you could get involved with NASA and the space program through the European Space Agency. I know that we had some co-op students from Germany in our division last year.
I would check with the NASA web site and your school to see what programs are available.

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RE: [LisaShore/JSC] I would check with the NASA web site and your school to see what programs are available.
The NASA home page is located at http://www.nasa.gov.

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Did everyone know that we are preparing for another shuttle launch next month? We're going back to the Space Station to resupply it and to boost it's orbit a bit. It's been getting a little lower than we would like.

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] What are the technicalities?
I meant that I don't know what the requirements are to get a work permit when you aren't a citizen. We have a lot of people from other countries working here so I know it can be done. Do you want to be an astronaut? an engineer? doctor?

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] Are you working on the sts-101?
Yes! I'm the ascent FDO. It's only my second time in that position. This will be my first ground up rendezvous too so it'll be more complicated than my last flight.

[ LisaShore/JSC - 53 - 13:40:18 ]
RE: [LisaShore/JSC] Yes! I'm the ascent FDO. It's only my second time in that position. This will be my first ground up rendezvous too so it'll be more complicated than my last flight.
I'll be the one who computes the launch targets and the launch window. A lot of other people will be checking my work but the ultimate responsibility for ending up in the right place is mine.

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] I do wish to work with math, computers and so on(not an astronaut)
What grade are you in now? Maybe by the time you get to work here we'll be getting ready to send humans to Mars.

[ LisaShore/JSC - 58 - 13:47:01 ]
My hope is that in the near future NASA will make a commitment to send humans to Mars or back to the Moon. I think the Station is great but being a Flight Dynamics person, the most exciting thing I can think of is planning a trajectory to another planet and then bringing the crew home safely.

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] I did a schoolproject on the sts-99 and got in tuch with many people. Did you work for sts-99 as well? (the project on sts-99 gave me an A)
That's great! It sounds like you are already on your way to working for NASA. They like to see that people were interested in space and science from an early age. I didn't work directly on STS-99 but I was the lead FDO on the two radar missions before STS-99. They were STS-59 and STS-68. A lot of the same people from JPL and the Italian Space Agency worked all three flights.

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] I am going to university in 4 years time.
You're almost there! I would really check the NASA web site for opportunities to get involved now or once you get to the University. www.NASA.gov

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] Would there be a chance for me to be an FDO?
I just asked my supervisor and he said that you have to be a US citizen to be a NASA employee. He also said that there are exceptions but didn't know what they all are. I'm not sure what the requirements are for working as a contractor like me. You need a government security clearance to be a FDO so I don't know what the restrictions would be. I'm sorry I don't have better answers for you.

[ Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY - 68 - 14:00:47 ]
Thank you very much you give me lots of inspiration!! :)

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] My mum is Scottish and I am still a British citizen, does this make any difference?
I just don't know. If you e-mail a guy named Scott at Scott.wood1@jsc.nasa.gov I'm sure he can answer your questions. He's in our Human Resources department.

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This concludes today's NASA Quest/Women of NASA chat with Lisa Shore from NASA Johnson Space Center. We would like to thank our participants for their great questions, and extend our thanks to Lisa Shore for chatting with us once again. THANK YOU, Lisa!

[ LisaShore/JSC - 72 - 14:03:37 ]
I appreciate everyone's participation. I'll get going unless someone has any last minute questions.

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[ Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY - 74 - 14:04:41 ]
thank you good night

[ LisaShore/JSC - 75 - 14:04:41 ]
bye bye

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RE: [Janice-Janice/Spikkestad/NORWAY] thank you good night
Good night, Janice. Thanks for joining us!

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RE: [LisaShore/JSC] bye bye
Good bye, Lisa, and thanks again!

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