Space Jobs Game
When you think of space jobs, do you think of astronauts? Did you know there are lots of other jobs out there for people who like space, science, or technology?
Sally Ride
Credit: NASA
Occupation: Astronaut and Physicist
Year born: 1951
Research Areas: Spaceflight, Physics, X-rays
Karlie Noon
Credit: Rhett Wyman, Sydney Morning Herald
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Occupation: Astronomer
Research Areas: Galaxy Evolution, Indigenous Astronomy, Moon Haloes
Thebe Medupe
Credit: North West University
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Occupation: Astrophysicist & Ethno-astronomer
Year born: 1973
Research Areas: Variable Stars
Nergis Mavalvala
Credit: Bryce Vickmark.
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Occupation: Astrophysicist
Year born: 1968
Research Areas: Astrophysics, Experimental Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Divya M Persaud
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Occupation: Planetary Scientist, writer, composer
Research Areas: Martian Geology, Remote Sensing, Geophysics
Jan Eldridge
Credit: inSCIght Magazine Photography.
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Occupation: Theoretical astrophysicist
Research Areas: Numerical Modelling, Stellar Evolution, Binary Stars
Norio Kaifu
Credit: IAU via Wikimedia Commons
Occupation: Astronomer
Year born: 1943
Research Areas: Radio Astronomy, Infrared Astronomy
Lisa Harvey-Smith
Macarthur Astronomical Society
Credit: Ggreybeard via Wikimedia Commons
Occupation: Astrophysicist, Author, TV Presenter, Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador
Year born: 1979