How Aerospace Corp and Space Foundation are diversifying space

Get the Full StoryTheir Space Workforce 2030 initiative is ramping up efforts to bridge the space industry talent and diversity gap by the end of the decade by guiding minority STEM aspirants from kindergarten through college and into jobs.

Space was the farthest thing from Jocelyn Gonzalez s mind when she enrolled at California State University, Long Beach. A Mexican-American, Gonzalez grew up speaking Spanish and was the first in her family to pursue an engineering degree. Although she d fallen in love with computer programming, her career options seemed limited to industries she deemed notorious for poor work-life balances.

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