Partnership Boosts Indigenous Space Talent at NASA's JPL
Alaxandrea O'Brien, an Indigenous Australian student, has been awarded a scholarship to participate in a 10-week mentoring program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The initiative is part of a partnership between the Andy Thomas Space Foundation and Monash University to support Indigenous talent in STEM.
Why it matters
This program helps diversify the global space industry by providing underrepresented groups with access to high-level research and professional networks.
Alaxandrea O'Brien, a Proud Dulgubarra-Mamu and Jirrbal woman from the University of Western Australia has received the Andy Thomas Space Foundation and NISA Women's Leadership Scholarship to support her trip to NASA JPL in California.
The Andy Thomas Space Foundation (ATSF) will again sponsor an Indigenous science student to participate in Monash University's National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA) program.
The successful student will attend an immersive 10-week mentoring experience at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with leading scientists and engineers at the forefront of global space exploration and innovation.
Marking the second consecutive year of this impactful partnership, ATSF is helping to build a pipeline of Indigenous talent in the space sector, supporting students to gain first-hand insight into cutting-edge research, mission design and advanced engineering in one of the world's premier space research environments.
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