Sally Ride Fellowship

New host company announcement: Relativity Space Relativity believes in a future where interplanetary life expands the possibilities for human experience, maximizing our potential as a species. To do so, they design and manufacture cost-effective, high-performance, and reusable rockets at an unprecedented pace and scale – setting a new industry standard. Learn about the opportunities at Relativity Space by visiting relativityspace.com The deadline for the first cohort of the Sally Ride Fellowship program is coming up - Oct 31st! Apply now at sallyridefellowship.org

What are you waiting for? Check out our host companies- with more on the way- at sallyridefellowship.org Join us in our mission to make the aerospace industry a more equitable and inclusive place for the LGBTQ+ community through purpose-drive, paid internships and executive mentorship.

New host company announcement: VAST On a mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space, Vast is developing artificial gravity space stations to expand humanity across the solar system. Learn about the opportunities at Vast Space by visiting vastspace.com Apply now for the inaugural Sally Ride Fellowship cohort at sallyridefellowship.org!

Announcing our second host company: Scout Space. Scout Space's mission is to create a future where space operations are safe and sustainable. They believe that can only be achieved if satellites on-orbit have the ability to see and learn from their surroundings and make decisions on their own. To achieve this goal of satellite autonomy, Scout Space provides Plug & Play hosted optical payload packages with sensing tools, processing algorithms, and responsive autonomy capabilities for in-space applications. To learn about the opportunities at Scout Space visit scout.space Apply now for the inaugural Sally Ride Fellowship cohort at sallyridefellowship.org

Announcing our first host company: BryceTech. BryceTech is the leading provider in comprehensive insights and expertise in the space economy, homeland security and defense, advanced research and development, public health, and network security.  The Sally Ride Fellow for BryceTech will form part of their space and satellite department. To learn more about the opportunities at BryceTech visit brycetech.com. Apply now for the inaugural Sally Ride Fellowship cohort at sallyridefellowship.org

Applications are now open for the inaugural class of 2025 Sally Ride Fellowship Fellows. We encourage you to take your time crafting the application to let your individuality shine through. Best of luck to all the applicants. Apply at sallyridefellowship.org

The Sally Ride Fellowship community is a LGBTQIA+ space for connecting with members of the community and allies from all walks of life, growing your professional network, and learning more about the Sally Ride Fellowship Program. To join, visit https://lnkd.in/g4jxqu-N

Dr. Tanya Harrison career spans multiple NASA missions to Mars as a missions operations specialist, various Director positions at Planet Labs, and developing Arizona State University's NewSpace Initiative as their Director of Research. She is also active within the space community as an advocate for diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. In this role, she has co-founded the Zed Factor Fellowship, which offers internship opportunities, mentorship, and community engagement for those from historically excluded backgrounds in STEM. Source: TanyaHarrison.com

Theresa's work within the Alien Earths NASA NExSS team largely focuses on using advanced math to develop better ways of detecting the presence of life and/or technology on exoplanets, based on their atmospheric composition. She is, possibly, the world's only openly trans lesbian astrobiologist. Image Credit: LinkedIn Source: OutAstronaut.org

Your company can directly impact the future of diversity in space! Through the Sally Ride Fellowship, your company can directly impact how equitable and inclusive the aerospace industry is for LGBTQ+ people. Host companies will be paired with qualified candidates by January of 2025, with the internship set for Summer of that year. Reach out to contact@sallyridefellowship.org to take the first step into improving our industry for the generations to come.