QUESTION: 
I am in the 9th grade I would like to work for the NASA team as a woman
Astronaut. What kind of classes should I be taking now in high school?
 
ANSWER from Marc Siegel on November 19, 1996:
Most astronauts are either pilots from the miltary or they come from
very strong science/engineering backgrounds.  So you should study
hard in math, science and technology.  But astronauts also have to
be great communicators, so English class is also important.

You should know that there are lots of great jobs at NASA besides being an
astronaut.  You might want to look at a NASA K-12 project called "Women of
NASA" which is about a lot of outstanding woman who work at NASA and how
they got to this point in their careers.  Go to this web page: 
	http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html
Also, to stay informed, sign up for the maillist by sending a message to:
  	listmanager@quest.arc.nasa.gov
In the message body, write these words:
  	subscribe updates-won

Good luck in your quest to become a space-flier.