Cal Poly SLO Students Tour Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale
November 10th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
The California Space Education & Workforce Institute arranged for 5 students from California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo to visit Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale on Friday October 24, 2008. The students received a warm welcome, luncheon presentation, and a mock up tour from the young professionals and staff that currently work there.
The students, accompanied by the Director of the Math Engineering Science Achievement Program (MESA) at Cal Poly SLO, were attentive with lots of questions for the Lockheed Martin employees about the aerospace industry. Most of the students in attendance were at the Junior level in college, and the majority had never visited an aerospace company before. While all of the students were seeking a career in Aerospace prior to the tour, all felt that the tour sparked their interest even more. When asked what they gained from the tour the following were some of their responses:
“Before this tour I had little to no prior experience with missiles and defense systems”
“Lots of information about jobs & opportunities”
“Talking with people that actually work in the fields I am considering to get an idea of what they do”
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NASA wants your input!
November 3rd, 2008 By Matt Filed Under Industry Space
Wayne Hale at NASA has created a blog post asking for your input. I don’t want to paraphrase the whole thing, but the main point is that NASA is preparing to inform the next president of the agency’s current status and issues. Dr. Haile is asking for your input on what the largest issues facing NASA are. This is a great opportunity to participate in your space program.
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Sometimes Workforce Development Is Rocket Science
October 22nd, 2008 By Matt Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
MOJAVE, CA – Learn by doing has long been the motto of many California State University campuses and at the Long Beach campus (CSULB), that’s just what they are doing. In conjunction with Garvey Spacecraft Corporation (GSC) and the California Space Authority (CSA), 42 students from numerous campuses have successfully launched a 500 pound liquid-fueled rocket over the skies of the Mojave Desert. Funded by the US Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative, the project was heavily focused on demonstrating the effectiveness of ambitious hands-on opportunities in preparing the next generation of the nation’s technical workforce.
P-12A lifts off from the desert floor
“The space enterprise community has expressed the need for hands-on lessons that will teach to the workforce issues it faces,” stated Andrea Seastrand, Executive Director of CSA. “This exercise is exactly the type of opportunity to provide real-life, real-time learning.”
The rocket, known as Prospector 12A (P-12A) and developed by GSC and CSULB, carried payloads that were designed and developed by students of CSULB, Santa Clara University, Saratoga High School and the University of Kentucky. Their mission was to collect data about the rocket’s aerodynamic performance, the rocket’s trajectory, and to record video for further study.
“It was an exciting experience and learning process for these students and their mentors,” said Professor Bob Twiggs of Stanford University. “The Saratoga High School students asked me to say ‘thanks’ to the WIRED program for this opportunity.”
Recognizing the activity as an experience the students will remember, Dr. Eric Besnard, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at CSULB, commented that “this launch represented the culmination of weeks of close collaboration between industry mentors, students and faculty and as a result its lessons about systems integration are all the more valuable.”
According to John Garvey of GSC, “this launch represents another important step in our long-term goal of developing a dedicated nanosat launch vehicle that can put these kinds of student payloads into orbit. The P-12A rocket reached an altitude of 3,000 feet before returning to earth.” All payloads survived the launch and returned intact and the student investigators were intensely focused on retrieving their hardware and data.
The P-12A student team
“To ensure we retain our leadership in the global space economy, it is imperative that we step up our workforce training efforts to fill the coming gap that will be caused by retirements from the existing workforce,” concluded Mrs. Seastrand. “It is exciting to know that CSA was instrumental in providing this highly relevant opportunity for students.”
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Calling all Aerospace Industry Professionals
July 10th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
The California Space Education & Workforce Institute would like to personally invite you to participate in our new virtual mentoring program!!!
Our goal is to encourage current university students to choose a career path in aerospace, and to offer them guidance on their pathway to success from an industry professional.
We have partnered with an organization called Icouldbe.org to bring you a virtual mentoring website that will provide you with a CONVENIENT yet effective way to make a positive impact on a university student’s life. You can mentor a university student via email- requiring up to only 1 hour of your time per week.
STEP 1
Please register as a CSEWI MENTOR through our secure website below:
www.icouldbe.org/csewi
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Cal Poly Pomona visits Kelly Space & Technology
June 26th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
The California Space Education & Workforce Institute arranged for 11 students from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona to visit Kelly Space & Technology in San Bernardino. The students received a 2 hour tour from the Program Managers there. The tour was held from 3:00pm-5:00pm on Friday May 23, 2008.
In spite of the rainy weather, the students, accompanied by the Director of Maximizing Engineering Potential (MEP) at Cal Poly Pomona, were there with lots of questions for the program managers. In fact, they remained after the tour ended asking questions and listening to the experiences and stories of the engineers there. The group consisted of the full range of students from freshmen to graduating seniors. For less than half of these students this was a 1st time visit to an aerospace company. Every student stated that the tour was excellent and sparked their interest even further in the aerospace industry. When asked what they gained from the tour the following were some of their responses:
“Good insight into how a real aerospace company works & what to look for in my first job”
“I experienced a work environment”
“Enlightening towards idea of what engineering is really about”
“Showed me how propulsion and rocket testing worked which was something I’ve always considered”
“Interesting look at R&D”
“I obtained a better understanding of an engineer’s duties and responsibilities. Also, I received advice on what types of education to pursue”
“Very real information and experience from engineers and life stories that were very beneficial to my career choices”
“I received very helpful insight to what direction I will take in the next few years in school as well as my career”
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University of California, Irvine tours Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach
June 26th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
On May 23, 2008 CSEWI set up innovation tours at 2 aerospace companies for university students from Cal Poly Pomona University and University of California, Irvine to encourage them to seek a career in the Aerospace Industry.
5 students from UC Irvine visited Northrop Grumman Space Technology and received a tour from the University Relations & Recruiting Manager there. The tour was held from 11:00am-12:30pm on a very rainy day. In spite of the weather the students, accompanied by the Director of the Center for Opportunities and Diversity in Engineering (CODE) at UCI, were there on time and excited to see what Northrop Grumman had to offer.
The group consisted of a couple sophomores, one senior and a couple of juniors. For one of the students this was a 1st time visit to an aerospace company. All five of them agreed that the tour sparked their interest even further in the aerospace industry. When asked what they gained from the tour the following were a couple of the responses:
“Acquired knowledge of past/present/future outer space technology & its objectives”
“It gave me a perspective on the diverse opportunities offered at this company”
“Showed different applications for my chosen degree/career path”
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Postcards from Berlin
June 6th, 2008 By lhaworth Filed Under Industry Space
You Are Invited…
On May 26th, US Ambassador to Germany William R. Timken welcomed approximately 200 American and European businesses executives and government and military officials at a reception held at the Westin Grand Hotel in downtown Berlin. The reception kicked off the Berlin Air Show festivities that opened the following day.
Highlights of the Berlin Air Show (ILA 2008)
Ambassador Timken and Director of the Trade Shows & Exhibitions section of the German Aerospace Industries Association opened the North American pavilion at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 27th. Prior to the ceremony, Ambassador Timken toured the North American pavilion and met the exhibitors. The California Aerospace booth displayed a strong showing of support with representation from the U.S. Commercial Service, the El Camino College Center for International Trade Development and the California Space Authority, as well as four California aerospace companies: Aerosup (Los Angeles, CA), Fluid Components International, LLC (San Marcos, CA), ITT Radar Systems (Van Nuys, CA), and PacMin (Fullerton, CA). In total, 60 manufacturers and suppliers from the United States were represented at the ILA2008. 
The International Suppliers Center (ISC), billed as a “show within a show”, featured 150 companies and seminars that ran throughout the day for a 3-day period. The European aerospace industry is experiencing consolidation. Many of the ISC seminars focused on issues related to global supply chain management as well as marketing opportunities available in emerging aerospace markets such as Hungary and India.
German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel opened the trade show with special recognition and appreciation given to some 80 US and UK veterans of the Berlin Air Lift. The show marked the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, one of the world’s largest humanitarian relief efforts.
Wednesday, May 28th was designated as the “Space Day”, which featured special space exhibitions and seminars. A site visit to the German Aerospace Center (DLR) introduced visitors to its small satellites program, including this machine that simulates the environment in space 
, and programs such as the BIRD satellite, an earth observation mission that reveals hot spots on the earth 
, and this machine that measures the weight of the sun 
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CSA’s participation in the Berlin Air Show as part of the California Aerospace booth increased its exposure in the European market and forged relationships with regional trade associations and prospective members.
Official Statistics of ILA2008
-Attendance: 241,000 in total with approximately 120,000 trade visitors, an increase of approximately 5,000 over 2006
-1,127 exhibitors from 37 countries
-More than 100 accompanying conferences
-Contracts and business with a value of more than five billion euros were finalixed during the event
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Industry Space
February 11th, 2008 By _randall Filed Under Industry Space
What’s the latest haps in the space industry? Give us the inside scoop to the latest and greatest news going down on your side of the cube. Have a small business or supply chain issue you want to bring to the table? Are there any new job requirements or industry skills that could help out a fellow space cadet? Maybe there’s an upcoming job announcement and you want someone young and hip to join your team? This is your cheap (as in free), one-stop, space industry, news source for everything industry related. We aren’t here for nothing; spill it Albert.
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