Just to clarify, I have received the permanent employment offer letter, and the date I would start is June 20th 2021. I love that I will be working at NASA, and GSFC is great, but there are several factors for which I want to live in Texas, one of them being that I am from there. After being away for 10 years from Texas, due to serving in the NAVY, university, internship, I have now developed an immense appreciation for everything about Texas.
In short, I want to know how soon after taking my permanent position at GSFC I can go to my branch head and ask if it is possible to transfer to JSC when an equal/tradable position comes up from JSC (i.e. someone with similar skills and GS level to me, wants to transfer from JSC to GSFC).
I have heard it is very difficult for that to happen, and the other option is to apply to a position directly at JSC, but since I will be starting as a GS-7 Step 10, I have never seen engineering positions of that GS level show up at JSC. I often see GS-13 through GS-15 positions all the time, but it will take me at least 5-7 years to reach GS-13
I just want to live in Texas to be near family, and ideally want to continue to work for NASA. Have any of you ever had, or know of anyone who has, transferred between centers at such an early stage of their career at NASA? If so, how difficult is it? And, what is the best way to proceed about requesting/making this goal of mine happen?
Finally, should I ask this question to my HR once I call him back to accept the GSFC permanent position offer, or is this a bad idea?
Flight directors in the Mission Control Center at NASAβs Johnson Space Center in Houston are at the forefront of everything that humans do in a space. With the addition of this new class, the role of flight director has been held by only 101 individuals across NASAβs history. The new class will follow in the footsteps of Apollo-era flight directors, such as Gene Kranz and the namesake of the Mission Control Center, Christopher C. Kraft.
What questions do you have for the newest flight directors today? Though the AMA link is open early, our experts will be online to answer questions LIVE from 3-4 p.m. EST today, Feb. 9.
Participants include:
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Diane Dailey, raised in Lubbock, Texas, graduated from Texas AοΌM University with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, started at NASA in the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) group
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Chloe Mehring, hails from Mifflinville, Pennsylvania, graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, started at NASA in the propulsion systems group
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Fiona Turett, Rochester Hills, Michigan native, graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, started at NASA in safety and mission assurance
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Brandon Lloyd, grew up in Plano, Texas, graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree aerospace engineering, started at NASA developing Orion crew training systems
Proof: https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1358845551345737730
Edit 3:00pm ET: We're online and ready to answer your questions! Thanks for joining us!
Edit 4:14pm ET: That's all the time we have for today. Thank you again for all the great questions!
Ask us anything about working at NASA and in Mission Control as a flight controller, the path to becoming a flight director, and what to expect in our new gig!
I grew up in Houston so I've already done pretty much all the "touristy" stuff as a kid. However, I'm hosting an out of town visitor in April and one of the things I wanted to take her to was NASA.
Does anyone have a membership there? Adult single visit admission is $29.95/ea., but a yearly dual admission includes 2 tickets/visit and is $90 for the year but includes parking and other perks included.
I was wondering in the extra price is worth it.
Also, any other suggestions for where you take out-of-town visitors. I live in Midtown/Montrose.
There are two openings in planetary science research with the JETS contract at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
The first is for a LA-MC-ICP-MS Isotope Geochemist: https://jacobs.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=AER0005BR&tz=GMT-06%3A00&tzname=America%2FChicago.
The second is for an Experimental Petrology/EMPA Researcher: https://jacobs.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=AER0005BV&tz=GMT-06%3A00&tzname=America%2FChicago.
I have zero experience with either of these but I'm happy to answer what questions I can.
Anyways something like that happened to me an hour ago when I visited a denver dispensary for the first time having only been to Illinois ones.
