When Andrew Voelsing was 8 years old, he decided he was going to MIT.He was fascinated by space and dreamed of building spaceships. The Institute, and its well-known aerospace engineering program, seemed like the obvious destination. Years later, as a senior studying climate system science and engineering, Voelsing is preparing for a different kind of career: serving as a Navy officer, using his technical training to help the armed forces understand the ocean and atmosphere. Even during childhood, military service was never far from his mind. His mother attended the U.S. Naval…
