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I didn\u2019t think I would qualify when I found the opportunity, but I submitted my application. When I was told I was selected, I realized that, regardless of doubting my skills and myself, pushing myself is the way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NCAS gives community college STEM students an authentic NASA experience and encourages them to finish an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university to pursue a NASA-related field. Juan plans to complete his General Studies degree in spring 2024, followed by finishing his second degree in Biology by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter this experience and being at Ames Research Center, I decided to transfer to the University of Texas at Austin and would like to pursue Astrobiology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Juan completed all three NCAS missions, which helped him build on all the skills he was learning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery step of the way taught you something you could apply to the next mission. Mission 1 taught us how to research and condense our information. Mission 2, we were assigned into teams and worked only for a week with no prior introductions, straight into teamwork and research. In Mission 3, we worked with an assigned team for two weeks online to do research for a drone proposal. We then went onsite at Ames Research Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The experience provided Juan with the training and opportunity to see where he wanted to go and pursue his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope to intern and even get a job working with NASA. This opportunity shows people how NASA works. You get to learn about the experiences and the journey. I feel that we put NASA workers in this place \u2014 they are above people because they&#8217;re so smart, and in reality, they are down-to-earth people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on transferring, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/transfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/transfer<\/a>. 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