[thiago_fm]

It definitely doesn't, maybe there are some jerks that think badly of NASA, but I doubt they make the majority of us. They do a lot of engineering and science, but have been underfunded for so many years, with the government siding with private companies.

For many, like me. It would be a dream to work at NASA, whatever the salary or bureaucracies it might involve.

It was my childhood dream, but given I wasn't American, that would never happen.

[hef19898]

Depending on where you live, ESA would be an alternative. The quite constantly look for people at their Oberpfaffenhofen site near Munich, if memory serves well they do some Galileo related work there.

[thiago_fm]

I'll keep my eye on it. ESA is awesome as well.