Exploring youth and commercial space

AviNation Magazine contracted Scott Sky to provide more details on future opportunities for the American youth in the growing space field:

“If your body, mind and soul belongs in the sky, and you dream of flying with Chewbacca, Finn and Rey onboard the Millennium Falcon, you might be in luck. We haven’t invented hyper drives or warp speed yet, but we have entered a new era of commercial space exploration or some call it, a space renaissance. But whatever you want to call it, the global space industry is undergoing great change with hundreds of new companies, often partnering with public institutions, investing in new spacecraft and launch systems for more frequent and cost-effective access to space. Undoubtedly, thousands of people will work and live in space in the coming decades. Companies around the world —in transportation, energy, exploration, construction or hospitality--are all looking above that 100 km line for the next growth opportunity.

People with piloting skills and who understand avionics will undoubtedly be needed in this new space era. And they might one day fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon, Lockheed’s Orion, or Boeing's Starliner. Perhaps it will be a little closer to home and you fly one of Virgin Galactic’s spaceships and experience Zero G. Maybe you will work for an overseas company that hasn’t yet been created, run by a billionaire from China, Japan, Germany, France, India, Israel or Russia.

Read the full article here: https://issuu.com/avination/docs/avinationspring2020/s/10548253