QUESTION:

Please explain what kind of training is required to do you job
as one of the NASA ACTS satellite communications team members.

        Laura J., West Salem Middle School
        West Salem, WI  


ANSWER from Annie Devereaux, NASA ACTS Satellite Team Member
            Palmer Station, Antarctica
            Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:10:58 -0300

Dear Laura,

The basic requirement to be a engineer for NASA and JPL is a bachelor's
degree, but there are no rigid rules about what discipline your degree
has to be in.  If you are interested in satellite engineering, you might
get a degree in electrical engineering, math, physics, or in my case,
computer engineering. Though you learn a lot on the job, many people go
back to school and get a specialized Master's degree, where you would
take classes in such things as antennas, frequency manipulation, and bit
coding.
  

Thanks for your question!

Annie