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My Decision

I wrote this in an e-mail to Eric just now, but here's the decision:

Sooooo, I chose JPL. :-) Basically, Orbital was too familiar and some place where I might go later in my career. It had a lot of good opportunities, hands-on hardware, great pay, etc., but I wasn't ready to move back to DC quite yet, even though it'd be nice to be near family.

Lockheed in Denver could have been a cool job, but I have a feeling it could be really frustrating or boring, and there's a lot of unknowns with the job. It also would have been nice to live in Denver, and I'm sure people would have liked to come visit, but I don't think it's the best option.

JPL should be a fun job with a lot of different aspects of work, and I'll get to work some on Constellation as well as robotic missions. And I'll work part-time for the Air Force in a Think Tank. I loved JPL's atmosphere and the people, so I'm excited to go back. I'm nervous about living in the LA area, but here comes the sun!!

posted by Biff @ 5:15 PM