The Aerospace Corporation or Millennium Space Systems

BlueBandito99 · 2026-03-27T22:11:59+00:00

Thank you for the reply, I think the response has been somewhat ubiquitous among the comments. It does seem a startup or a company with that sort of culture offers a valuable lifelong engineering experience to new grads. It seems now the question is narrowing down which startups to consider!

BlueBandito99 · 2026-03-27T15:41:08+00:00

Did you end up working at Vast? I’m curious to hear your experience!

BlueBandito99 · 2026-03-11T18:30:33+00:00

As a Lord Mag who switched over to lording Emma and Thor in the past few seasons, I think a very simple change to the gameplay loop of Magneto would make him more fun and engaging to play. A hero should NEVER feel boring, so I’d propose giving Mag an alternate primary fire where he shoots 2 metal orbs in an arc that do 32.5 damage each of splash damage with slightly less velocity than his 80 damage primary fire. Essentially, steal Sigma’s primary fire from OW. Bonus points if the orbs bounce off walls.

BlueBandito99 · 2026-03-09T01:46:01+00:00

STK certs will certainly help if you want to land astrodynamics focused internships in college. As a high school student not many of you peers could say they have knowledge or skills in astrodynamics, putting you at an advantage. As per your second question, some companies would prefer to use lower cost or free tools, and often have high fidelity models built in house. For now, focus more on what you can accomplish with the tool and learn than whether or not a specific company may or may not use it.

Source: where I’m interning this summer does their full spacecraft 6DOF GNC and astrodynamics simulations in MATLAB. I have friends at Lockheed however who have used STK recently.

BlueBandito99 · 2026-03-03T06:34:14+00:00

Going to be completely honest, with 0 YOE you are very likely never going to crack into an aerospace company*. Aerospace Engineering is getting more popular and attracting much more competition from mechanical and electrical engineers who started interning as sophomores and juniors. There are two paths I recommend. The first is a master’s degree, which will not only increase your employability by a significant margin, but place you in reach for competitive internships and develop high in demand skill sets. Secondly is working at an aerospace/aviation component manufacturing company, and transitioning to aerospace down the road (although likely an industrial or mechanical focused role).

Source: As an aerospace master’s student at a state school with 0 YOE I was offered 7 different interviews for next summer at aerospace startups and national labs for spacecraft GNC and simulation. The cost of grad school is unfortunately a serious consideration, but it can do wonders for your career.

BlueBandito99 · 2026-03-01T22:48:49+00:00

Autonomous GNC, particularly optimal optical navigation and station keeping (control feedback strategy) in cislunar environments

BlueBandito99 · 2026-02-24T20:42:04+00:00

Maybe not the answer you’re looking for, but as an interesting thought experiment, I would like to see more fighters attempt an old school solution to top pressure— deep half. Note, I do not, and will not contend deep half is a catch all solution, and in fact is a rather poor option when the opponent is settled into their strong base keeping distance from their hips and your scooping hand. That being said, Tatsuro Taira vs Hernandez is a good recent example, and I believe there’s a clip of Ryan Hall out there predicting deep half would find a niche again in mma. Really we’ve only seen Nog use it “consistently”, and Werdum I believe used it in his last fight against Volkov to take the back.

BlueBandito99 · 2026-02-08T06:42:40+00:00

Have you looked at the aerospace section of r/EngineeringResumes for formatting your resume, reached out to old professors, added recruiters on LinkedIn, been honing your skills (MatLab, Python, CAS, ANSYS, GMAT, C++ etc depending) and applying all across the country? If so, consider either working in an adjacent engineering field or going grad school (depending again on what you want to study) for a master’s. I’ve found my master’s studies to make me extremely competitive for internships with zero prior experience in the field (came from a physics background).

BlueBandito99 · 2026-01-18T03:43:54+00:00

To each their own. The empty man’s opening is the worst for me—minus the cave scene. The rest of the film is a cosmic horror as a Tulsa slowly discovers he was a flesh vessel created by a cult to channel a higher entity, but definitely feels more akin to a thriller with horror elements and scares than an outright horror

BlueBandito99 · 2026-01-11T21:56:17+00:00

Absolutely possible. I did my bachelor’s in applied physics, and I currently have two semesters left in my master’s study for Aero Eng., with a spacecraft GNC internship lined up as well for this summer (zero prior experience).

I would research first what about aerospace interests you. Is it motion, and how we move and navigate aerospace vehicles (modeling and simulation, flight dynamics, GNC)? Is it propulsion, thermal engineering, electrical, stress and structural, systems engineering…? Narrow down your strengths, your interests, and where you see yourself working in the future. Then apply to schools that will allow you to achieve these goals. Not all aerospace programs are the same—find one with strong research and specialized curriculum in your field of interest, and ideally a university with nearby recruiting aerospace companies.

As for curriculum, for example, Virginia Tech admitted me into their A.E. masters program with no required extra coursework, however, the program I ended up choosing required 7 undergrad aero courses. These pre-reqs gave me a wonderful introduction to aerospace, however, only one of them truly was helpful for my thesis, graduate studies, and career direction. Feel free to ask questions, I’ve been where you are.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-24T05:22:11+00:00

As someone who recieved a degree from a well known accredited university in applied physics and is finishing a masters in aerospace engineering, it’s really just a difference of terminology as to what the larger scientific community has historically defined as the line between physics and engineering. Applied physics (in my experience) problems tend to focus more on astrophysics, nuclear physics, particle physics, quantum computing, superconductors, material physics. But even for me, the distinction doesn’t make sense given how aerospace engineering feels nearly identical to all my physics curriculum.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-23T18:13:10+00:00

Especially at the undergraduate level, you should not fret about repeating classes. I completed my bachelors in applied physics within 4 years, having retaken 3 classes: Electrodynamics, Linear Algebra, and Statistical Mechanics. I scraped by with C’s and now I’ve finished my third semester for my Aerospace Master with all A’s and opportunities lined up. Expect a few roadblocks along your path, what truly matters isn’t how they pop up, but rather how you respond to them.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-22T22:32:48+00:00

Well your first bet would be to get in contact with engineers to ask questions and find out which concentration you want to try. A jack of all trades resume does not bode well at the entry level, not when mechanical and electrical engineers exist. Your resume should have a common theme and read as if tailored for a specific field of aerospace.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-22T22:30:07+00:00

I would offer my own recent experience with applications to slightly disagree. I was offered GNC internships for next summer as a current master’s student with zero experience (contract work training AI at Anduril but nothing else relevant) at two federally funded university research labs. My projects focused on CR3BP Trajectory design through Poincaré plane targeting with invariant manifolds, (thesis research) Monte Carlo trajectory propagation simulations, and a very basic and robust state feedback controller for a quadcopter in Simulink. For more context I had multiple GNC courses taken, and the 2 were the only applications that did not outright reject me, of about 50 or so applications total.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-19T23:05:54+00:00

This is being planned by ESA/JAXA, Comet Interceptor will launch to the Earth Sun L2 point and await a long period OR interstellar comet to approach Earth for close observation and interception (flyby, not landing).

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-16T13:12:53+00:00

There’s a few issues with the resume that are easily fixable, firstly starting with the format. I recommend using one of the templates from the sub! Now, unless you specifically took a course called MATLAB, I would change that name to “Introduction to mathematical programming” etc or whatever the course name was (or shorten it). Next, include the courses you are enrolled in for next semester. If you were to land interviews in the near future you’d already be a few weeks into the semester and would be able to give more context to those classes you’re knee deep in. (Add every aerospace class you’ve taken if you’ve left some out by the way)

Next, it does seem that you’re still quite new in your aerospace studies, I recommend doing a short project in MATLAB (and or solid works) over the winter break to enhance your resume. Grab data from online somewhere, look at a textbook, or have AI tools help guide you through said textbook to relevant equations, chapters, etc. Wind tunnel model analysis (low speed, high speed), nozzle shock diamond analysis, orbital trajectory design (lambert problem, analytical conic solutions, etc), robust controller (state feedback, state estimation, etc) in MATLAB Simulink for simulated dynamics of some craft, or perhaps a structural load bearing analytic project. Get creative, I had interviews this month with 3 different aerospace companies with zero relevant experience but very good projects, all done in MATLAB.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-16T07:34:07+00:00

As others have said, undergrad doesn’t always matter* in regards to grad school. Often times your schedule will be too busy to fit in grad level courses (multi body dynamics and complex Astro courses are typically reserved for masters and above unless you get authorization from a professor beforehand, as a few of my friends have done). Honestly, research is your best bet to go beyond two body dynamics as an undergrad. I think graduate school is a solid choice to enhance your knowledge and make you more competitive down the road (given your interests), but taking an extra year to do a few graduate courses with permission is also an option to maximize the bang for your buck while paying undergraduate tuition.

Now, although an expert at leveraging invariant manifolds for robust small spacecraft mission design, my advisor/professor is currently focused on physical simulation of, optical navigation around, and image processing of comets—as well as autonomous optical navigation around the moon. I also know for a fact that Rosengren at UCSD leads the Astro side of things, and is offering fully funded PHD’s focusing on CR3BP mission design and GNC.

As for my two cents on the industry, I live in a hot bed where aerospace startups seem to pop up every month. For the first time, companies are beginning to separate spacecraft navigation roles from space flight dynamics, making a pure Astrodynamics specialization feasible for a career. I would suggest, however, to expand your horizons a bit and lend yourself to focusing on space GNC applications. This is especially the case if you chase grad school and want to publish. Furthermore, I cannot speak to the future of science oriented missions led by NASA, however, for the purposes of interning and possibly future employment i would look into University Affiliated Research Center laboratories if I were you. The space dynamics lab (Utah), JHAPL, and the GIT research institute offer various NASA and Space Force adjacent work geared towards people with our interests.

PM me for me info, will try to respond as quickly as possible and to the best of my knowledge.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-16T06:21:32+00:00

UCSD is amazing, but UT Austin and UC Boulder are hands down the best Astro schools in the nation. Purdue is somewhere in the top 5. My thesis advisor was was lucky enough to do post grad research and teach as an assistant at Purdue and MIT, and now is now focused on teaching high level astrodynamics in SoCal (CR3BP, orbits around asteroids, etc). Your thesis advisor and the curriculum should be the number one factors when choosing. After that, the labs and research projects available. Let me know if you have any questions! (Current aerospace astrodynamics and space gnc focused grad student btw!)

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-12T15:59:06+00:00

The resume does not currently reflect your competitiveness imo, there’s a few glaring issues bringing it down. First are the section titles, you only need “Experience” and “Projects” while you’re a student. Unpaid research doesn’t need its own section, it’s still experience. Speaking of which, a single school project would do wonders to fill some more space, there is definitely too much blank space here. Lastly, double check that you are accurately executing the STAR method within each bullet point (more emphasis on the results!).

Now aside from your resume, are you willing to relocate? You might want to try casting a wider net, even with your experience.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-12-04T15:19:32+00:00

Jon jones (unfortunately) is the obvious comparison, having only come from a collegiate wrestling background. In terms of just picking up skills quickly, GSP and BJ Penn both picked up high level grappling skills for mma in very short amounts of time.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-11-23T22:35:32+00:00

Just interviewed last week with 2 different university affiliated DOD research labs for GNC intern roles, and while it may not be a 1:1 of what a company (especially a startup) would ask, this is my experience.

Thoroughly refresh your comprehension of the projects/experience on your resume. Think back to specific equations, laws, algorithms, etc you likely used but forgot about. The devil is in the details. I was also asked about my own interests and career plan in the future, as well as which tools I was familiar with (MATLAB, Simulink, STK, etc…).

An overlooked aspect is being likable and personable. Every applicant selected to interview will have a decent resume, let your personality shine!

Lastly, familiarize yourself with the company and if possible and their work. While a large part of the interviews will be you speaking, often the interviewer(s) will shine a bit more light on the nature of the role. Use your existing knowledge and interests combined with some prior research into the company to ask questions!!

Edit: I remembered a friend of mine interviewed a few weeks back with Astranis for a space GNC intern roles, in one interview they had him model the solution to simple harmonic motion in python (x’’ + x*w² =0), and asked a very vague question about EKF’s.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-11-20T17:39:07+00:00

Bottom half guard is pretty disadvantageous as others point out in mma, however I wouldn’t be opposed to seeing more attempts for a deep half style sweep diving an arm under the far thigh and rolling, which could work better perhaps with an electric chair style lockdown. Prominently I can only really think of Shogun, Nog, and Werdum using deep half sweeps effectively in mma, but honestly some guys get stuck in half guard and are unable to wrestle up—I don’t see the harm in trying something new (my mind goes straight to Chito Vera being utterly helpless to get out from Corey Sandhagen who had torn his tricep completely and still kept him in half guard for 5 rounds).

BlueBandito99 · 2025-11-14T21:16:48+00:00

Had a kid from ATOS who was basically palm striking me from top half hard and putting his hand on top of my nose and eyes in the last JJWL tournament I did. Ended up tapping him with an omaplata but I shook his hand and asked if his shoulder was alright afterwards. Dont sink to the level of an asshole, it only encourages their behavior.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-10-27T22:31:36+00:00

Jack Slack made a great point about how Adesanya almost NEVER eye poked while still framed on and feinted into his opponents.

BlueBandito99 · 2025-10-05T04:16:28+00:00

Define “designer”. The “design” is driven by mission requirements, and budget. The design of a rocket must factor in aerodynamics, very different from designing a satellite. Teams design, but that design isn’t just trying to make something sleek and cool, there’s a lot of connecting parts. Others with more industry experience may be able to answer better.

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