By Hannah Munguia Flores, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
A reflection after the 2019 Brooke Owens Summit in Washington DC.
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By Sue Kaur, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
It wasn’t until 7 days before the application deadline that I decided to take the leap of faith. I committed to showing the founders and assessors the true me, not the neatly packaged version of Sue Kaur reflected on a CV and social media. If we were going to become a family, I needed them to see me, flaws and all.
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By Kristen O. Bobst, Featuring Makiah Eustice, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
We were thrilled to ask Makiah all about her journey to space including where she wants to travel in the solar system, what it was like being a member of analog Mars missions, who inspires her, and even what super cool instrument she plays in her free time! Meet Makiah Eustice, member of the U.S. Air Force, astronomically awesome woman in STEM, and fierce future explorer of other worlds!
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By Anika Hidayat, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
2019 Brookie Anika walks us through the Brooke Owens Fellowship, why it was founded, and what our Brookies get out of the fellowship. “There are plenty of blank pages waiting for your story of aerospace success. We'll be your biggest supporters.”
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By Laura Seward Forczyk, Brooke Owens Fellowship Mentor
Despite earning and pushing my way through many doors, I too frequently feel as an outside looking in, striving for more acceptance and more opportunity to prove I can do this.
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By Michelle Lin, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
There are some people that come into your lives, and in that instant, you know you are changed forever. Now imagine 38.
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By Natalie Pfister, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Before this summer I had never worked on an all-female project team in my own field. I had never worked on a Grand Challenge. I had never spoken to women in the space industry who could tell me about their career paths, the challenges they faced, and how they overcame them. And I had certainly never had a dance party on a pirate boat.
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By Caroline Juang, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
On Sunday, December 3, 2017, the 2017 Brookies took to their computers to answer questions about the Brooke Owens Fellowship on the community website Reddit. The session with the Brookies lasted an hour, garnering some great responses that are recorded below ranging from their experiences as women in the aerospace industry to advice for the application process.
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By Samuel Sorkin, Featuring Maryam Gracias, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
Maryam Gracias is a rising senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, majoring in spaceflight operations with minors in flight, aviation safety and human factors. She is involved in her university’s SEDS chapter, the Embry-Riddle Future Space Explorers and Developers Society.
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