So basically, i have always wanted to be an astronaut, or go into space.
Currently, i am a geology major astronomy minor at CU Boulder, and what i want to do for the rest of my life is primarily mining asteroids. I know this may sound like a stretch but there is a lot about this that you guys don't know yet. It is a really sprouting industry and i am happy to be so involved in it so early on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining
^ Wikipedia that can help you guys get a better understanding for what I am hoping to do.
So there is this company that i am beginning to get involved in called planetary resources. They have got some serious backed up investors, cash, and the will do accomplish anything.
Explore their website, its really a super sick thing and I am in deep in this company already somehow, the co-owner knows me by name now.
http://www.planetaryresources.com/
Here is a sick article on the planetary resources guys teaming up with richard branson on the project
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/07/11/asteroid-mining-startup-planetary-resources-teams-with-virgin-galactic/
Asteroid mining:
I also really aspire to be one of the first humans out of the reach of the moon, and off to mars. I know again this is a big strech but a fully trained geologist fresh out of 6-8 years of schooling, might just be the perfect candidate to send to the red world to study the geology.
On the discovery channel i heard that it would be 2 girls 2 guys, and 2 of them geologists and 2 of them engineers, all 4 with all around knowledge of engineering and piloting to go to mars.
I hope i get to go there!