Per Aspera Ad Astra: From Peru to Space

This is an excellent list of scholarships related to Space Studies:

http://www.outofthecradle.net/archives/2009/11/scholarships-for-space-studies/

Enjoy!

Brian Shiro, astronaut for hire, was interviewed by Dr. Livingston on his online comparison of ISU and UND studies. This podcast is a must for anyone considering space-studies. Before listening to the interview, I recommend reading Brian’s comparison first.

Tomorrow I start as one of the two interns for the Peruvian Space Agency. This is great! I was afraid that I had to make my internship in a bank doing a boring internship *.

I don’t know exactly what I am going to work on, but it doesn’t matter. This is a one-in-chance opportunity that, I hope, will help me in my future career in the space industry.

On other news, I’ve found that there is an alternative to the Master in Space Studies in the University of North Dakota; I can use some of my credits in industrial engineering to finish aerospace engineering in a university like UT Austin.

Have to research more, though, specially scholarships and grants since these degrees are quite expensive.

CONIDA’s logo. Source: CONIDA

* 2010: If possible, experience a boring internship or job. It will make you appreciate and value a job that you are passionate about.

I’ve found a university in the US that teaches a Master of Science in Space Studies. Unfortunately it is quite expensive and I sincerely doubt they will give me a scholarship since I have no experience in the sector after obtaining my Industrial Engineer degree from the University of Lima.

As a matter of fact, I don’t even know when I am going to graduate. I should have studied liberal arts instead of engineering *.

Oh, well. I’ll give it a try anyway. Here the economy is still a disaster and I don’t think I will find a job that suits me once I get out of the university.

UND Department of Space Studies. Source: www.space.edu

* 2010: When I was a kid I wanted to be a writer, but Carl Sagan’s Cosmos pushed me to Engineering. The funny thing is that now as an Engineer, I spend a lot of time writing and reviewing documents.