Manwei shares, “One message I took away from my [Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship] experience was an appreciation of the opportunity to enjoy space, but to do it in a way that benefits the rest of humanity.”
The Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program excitedly cheered on team member Sirisha Bandla during her journey to space, on which she carried a special memento honoring Matthew and his contributions to the commercial space industry.
“I am proud to be part of the MIFP network and our astronaut analog team is just one example of how this growing family can make the vacuum of space feel full.”
“The Matthew Isakowitz program has a great alumni group. We started discussing what opportunities we could take advantage of together, now that we had this little community. Out of all that brainstorming came the idea of doing an analog astronaut mission.”
Rutgers MAE Senior Raymond Martin has been accepted into the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program class of 2021. He will be interning with Blue Origin this summer.
Caltech graduate student Brit Wylie has been awarded a Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship. Brit is excited to work on commercial space accessibility with Rocket Lab and the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program this summer.
Many people dream of being an astronaut and rocketing into outer space, but George Mason University senior Sidney Boakye just landed an opportunity that launches him closer to that long-standing dream.
University of Washington undergraduate Khalil Jones, a member of the Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion and researcher with the Williams Turbulence Lab, will intern with The Spaceship Company through the fellowship.
2021 Fellow Alay Shah, a mechanical and aerospace student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, shared, "I really do believe that everyone should have access to space and that it shouldn't be as expensive as it is.”
Huynh, who won the Brooke Owens Fellowship in 2019 and the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship last year, is one of four winners this year of a merit-based WIA scholarship.
Gozalzani is the fourth AAE student selected for the program that provides college juniors, seniors and graduate students with a mentor and a paid summer internship at a commercial spaceflight company.
Thirty college and graduate students have been chosen for the highly selective fellowship program that connects exceptional individuals with internships, mentors, and an incredible network in the commercial spaceflight sector.