“Never in my life did I think I would be working on rockets during a pandemic…” 2020 Fellows Amy Huynh and Douglas Chin share their summer experiences, career aspirations, and Astra internships as the company prepares for a major rocket launch.
“For the first time I am spending my entire summer designing and analyzing rocket engines…It's so exciting, and I love it all so far...It is amazing to talk to people who have the same ambitions as you and can back it up with all of the technical know-how.”
The Pat Tillman Foundation, which recognizes dedication to service beyond self, awards scholarship to 2020 Fellow Michael Luu, who hopes to achieve affordable space-based internet access to underserved communities throughout the world.
The educational show, which gives students the opportunity to meet a real scientist, interviewed 2018 Fellow Sydney Dolan about designing missions to the Moon and Mars.
2019 Fellow Josh Ingersoll reflects on the significance of the upcoming NASA/SpaceX crewed mission, and his own journey from “an aimless teenager to a certified space geek” in the nine years since the Space Shuttle Program ended.
Shayna Hume, co-lead for SGAC’s new Mentorship Initiative and 2018 Matthew Isakowitz Fellow, shares her view on how we can help each other strive for success.
"As someone with a technical background, I look forward to being able to not just evaluate the technology a company produces but learning how to evaluate a company's financial and business acumen."
Harrison Delecki and Abhishek Khandal will both head to California this summer to intern at aerospace companies and begin their year of one-on-one mentorship with an experienced aerospace professional.
“We want this experience to be more than just an internship – it’s something that builds a community and allows each class of fellows to pass on what they’ve learned to the next class of fellows and to those around them.”