从实习生到宇航员

On Sept. 2, 2022, NASA astronauts Anil Menon (left), Deniz Burnham (center), and Marcos Berrios (right) posed for a photograph in front of NASA’s Artemis I SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Burnham began her career as an intern at NASA’s Ames Research Center. She earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Burnham reported for duty in January 2022 to complete two years of initial astronaut training as a NASA astronaut candidate. Burnham, Menon, and Berrios astronaut candidates graduated in a ceremony on March 5, 2024. The graduates may be assigned to missions destined for the International Space Station, future commercial space stations, and Artemis campaign missions to the Moon in preparation for Mars.

Applications to become a NASA intern are currently open. Apply for Spring 2025 internships by Aug. 23, 2024.

Image credit: NASA/Steven Seipel

2022年9月2日，美国宇航局宇航员阿尼尔·梅农（Anil Menon，左）、德尼兹·伯纳姆（Deniz Burnham，中）和马科斯·贝里奥斯（Marcos Berrios、右）在佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心的NASA阿尔忒弥斯I号任务太空发射系统（SLS）和猎户座飞船前合影留念。

伯纳姆的职业生涯始于NASA艾姆斯研究中心的实习生。她获得了加州大学圣地亚哥分校的化学工程学士学位和洛杉矶南加州大学的机械工程硕士学位。

伯纳姆于2022年1月报到，作为NASA宇航员候选人完成了两年的初步宇航员训练。伯纳姆、梅农和贝里奥斯宇航员候选人于2024年3月5日毕业。毕业生可能会被分配到国际空间站、未来的商业空间站和为火星做准备的阿尔忒弥斯登月计划。

NASA实习生的申请目前正在开放。2024年8月23日前申请2025年春季实习。

图片来源: NASA/Steven Seipel