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.
Orange Coast College interviews alumnus Alex Coultrup about her two-week simulated Mars mission, advancing research that will one day make space travel safer and more efficient.
Read an excerpt from MIFP Alum Ian Vorbach’s newsletter “SpaceDotBiz,” in which he interviews Steve Isakowitz about the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program.
Need some encouragement as you finish up your Summer 2022 application? We asked the previous class of Fellows what they would say to a prospective applicant.
2021 Matthew Isakowitz Fellow Mary Cooper is one of 12 crew members selected for the mission dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration.
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.