The Overview — Insight
The Overview — Insight
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Insight
The ability to gain a clear, deep understanding of a complex situation or topic, allowing us to connect the dots and make informed decisions
Welcome back to The Overview! As we enter the first week of October, the air feels crisper, the days shorter, and the aerospace industry is as buzzing as ever. From the culmination of another round of summer internships to cutting-edge advancements in space tech, a wealth of insights is waiting to be uncovered in this week’s issue!
👩🏻💻 Join eight different interns at different aerospace companies as they share their incredible summer experiences. Hear what it’s really like to intern at these top aerospace firms, learn the key steps to land these internships, and more!
🧑🚀 Impulse Space, an in-space propulsion system company, receives $150 million in funding, and China reveals its lunar spacesuits!
👩🏻💻 Personal Experiences
Aerospace Internship Insights
Another round of summer internships in the aerospace industry has wrapped up, and we’ve got a special article just for it. We’ve collected eight experiences from eight different interns at eight different aerospace companies.
🚀 Ever wondered what it’s really like to intern at SpaceX?
🛰️ Dreaming of joining NASA?
🛩️ How about a cool new aerospace startup?
In part one of this series, we hear from Scott Tuley, Aaron Trinh, Sajon Seaberg, Anshuk Chigullapalli, Hans Klomp, Taggart Durrant, Youssef Abdelhalim, and Holly Herman. These contributors share their experiences—offering invaluable advice on landing an internship, why their companies stand out, and what to expect when you get there.
So, go dive in! Whether you’re aiming for an internship next summer or love to learn more about some aerospace companies, these stories will inspire you to aim for that dream internship and make it a reality!
🗞️ Aerospace News
The aerospace field is just as abuzz as ever. Two stories have stood out over the last few weeks and are detailed below.
Also, on a quick side note, Reentry by Eric Berger was released last week. It details SpaceX’s journey of getting Dragon flying and making Falcon 9 the workhorse rocket it is today. It’s a follow-up to Liftoff, a book from a few years ago that detailed the very early days of a scrappy SpaceX trying to get their first rocket to work. Liftoff is one of Anshuk’s favorite books, so we highly recommend it along with Reentry!
Impulse Space Gets a Ton of Cash
Impulse Space, the in-space propulsion system company founded by ex-SpaceX co-founder and bonafide rocket engine whisperer Tom Mueller, just received a massive $150 million funding round led by the Founders Fund. The company provides “space tugs” that help take your satellite from one orbit to another. Since launching many different satellites to low earth orbit with rideshare on large rockets has become common, space tugs have become more important to take the satellites to the more exotic orbits they might need to go to.
Impulse Space already had a successful test flight with their first vehicle, “Mira,” last year and is working towards space tugs that take you to GEO and further. Source: CNBC
Chinese Lunar Spacesuits Revealed
China has been steadily working towards its first steps on the lunar surface, which it plans to take by 2030. This past week, they took a giant leap forward with the reveal of the EVA (extra-vehicular activity) spacesuits their astronauts will use to walk on the lunar surface. The space suit seems to be equipped with various cameras, flexible joints for mobility, and red accents for aesthetics. Source: CNN
The US got its spacesuit reveal last March 2023 when Axiom Space revealed the AxEMU suits. With delays in Artemis (both SLS and Starship have much more to prove before they’re ready for the manned moon landing), we may have another space race to the Moon in the future!
💬 Quote of the Week
“The best vision is insight.” — Malcolm Forbes
Thanks for joining us for The Overview—The Insight edition. What insights have shaped your thinking as we transition into fall? We’d love to hear from you—reach us at admin@theoverview.org!
Stellar vibes,
Scott, Aaron, Sajon, Hans, Youssef, Holly, Tagg, Anshuk, Maggie, and Isaac ✨