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Offline Desto

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I am soon to go to college, and aspire to start an aerospace company. Specifically, a launch provider. What are some general tips to help me achieve such a goal?

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I am soon to go to college, and aspire to start an aerospace company. Specifically, a launch provider. What are some general tips to help me achieve such a goal?

If you're actually serious and not trolling, my advice: don't.  If you have to ask this question, it's clear you're not prepared.  Being a launch provider takes massive capital.  If you're a no-name college grad, you'll have trouble getting a job at ULA or SpaceX, let alone trying to start your own company.

Focus on other under-served areas of aerospace in your studies if you want to make a difference.  Being good enough to be noticed will carry you farther than dreaming of running your own aerospace company.  If you want a job at SpaceX for example, they look for achievement.  Build/launch rockets with your university rocket club.  Play with avionics or control systems.  Build a small-scale rocket engine.

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Q: How do I become a millionaire in aerospace?

A: Start as a billionaire.


Seriously, get some real-world experience.  Don't just go to class; get an internship or co-op, then find a job in the field.

You'd probably have far higher chances of success working with an established launch provider than trying to start your own.  IMVHO I'd much rather just wotk than run a company, with all he extra headache that entails.

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Work at SpaceX or Rocketlab or one of the other such companies first. Get experience. That will get you a lot more respect from any potential funders.
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Get a internship at SpaceX
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Get a internship at SpaceX
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Offline Eric Hedman

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The best way to succeed at any goal is to learn how other people have done it.  I don't mean following step by step the exact route.  You have to be able to adapt because the opportunities available change.  Right now there are a lot of players trying to address the launch market.  By the time you're out of school and have experience in how businesses work, you'll be even farther behind where launch providers will be.   Find an opportunity that looks promising when you have enough education and experience to give it a try.  To start a business it really helps to have figured out something better than other people are doing and that's not always easy.  Also it really helps to have mentors along the way.  Lots of successful people have had a mentor that guided them and helped them avoid common mistakes that can easily knock you out of the game along the way.

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I am soon to go to college, and aspire to start an aerospace company. I was given a lot of advice about studying. And I think that one of the most useful of them is this https://essay-company.org/assignment-help/ service, which helps my students friends a lot with their studies. Specifically, a launch provider. What are some general tips to help me achieve such a goal?
Look for internships or co-ops with established aerospace companies. Working with companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, or traditional providers (like Boeing or Lockheed Martin) can give you insights into the field and help you build a network.
« Last Edit: 10/31/2024 07:49 am by JohnJ1 »

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