Don't let anyone here pop your bubble, do that yourself. If you are serious about this I think you should go for it. I spent over 20yrs working for contractors to NASA, Boeing, General Dynamics, G.E, RocketDyne, Aerojet, Raetheon, and a plethora of others, and besides having the pride of many of my parts either orbiting as we speak, on one of the shuttles, or being part of inter-planetary probes, there is the very real chance of visiting or working for one of the space program suppliers, or NASA itself!Don't take anyone else's word for things because a lot of people mix their anger and failures into their opinions in an attempt to make you quit so they don't feel alone. This business is tough, but the feeling of accomplishment you get by working on such high-tech and complicated systems is hard to beat. I would be in it still, if my health hadn't brought an end to my career. Don't pass up the opportunity to get into this field if you can, but once in stay in! These jobs are few and far between. I would hate to see you sitting across the desk from me now because you sold yourself short and started drinking! LOL (I'm a substance abuse counselor now) If things go as they should, space exploration will be huge business, and the demand for folks like you will be great. If you are as motivated and excited about space as I am and you do get a job you enjoy there is nothing like being involved in man's most difficult and rewarding undertaking. The space program is in a state of flux right now, but is set to bust wide open, what with the fledgling private commercial space industry poised to' blast-off' so to speak. The jobs won't be just at NASA, start looking into the small rocket companies in the So. Calif. Mojave dessert. Those are the true 'steely-eyed missile men' of the future. Good luck, and please don't let people like the obviously angry Crossover_Maniac ruin your enthusiasm.