Moreno Valley College Opens the iMake Innovation Center
On December 4, 2019, Moreno Valley College's iMake Innovation Center officially opened its doors, providing students access to state-of-the-art equipment and the ability to turn their ideas into reality. "We are excited to introduce this fantastic resource. The iMAKE...
Base 11 Space Challenge student Joyce Smith launches her aerospace career at Blue Origin
Joyce Smith, Ohio State University engineering student and competitor in the Base 11 Space Challenge, lands the rocket job of her dreams at Blue Origin.
Start Your Engines: Space Challenge Teams Begin Test Firing Engines
Nineteen universities remain in the Base 11 Space Challenge. Two teams have emerged as front runners in the race to the Karman Line, officially beginning static test fires of their liquid engines: the University of Michigan’s MASA Rockets and the University of British Columbia’s UBC Rocket.
Base 11 Pilots Data Analytics Course, with Support from the Deloitte Foundation
This fall, Base 11 kicks off a data analytics course for high school students at three locations across the country. The program is made possible by funding from the Deloitte Foundation.
Project Payload Brings Middle School Girls to Space
By Jade Kim, Student Success Specialist Base 11 recently hosted 30 middle school girls at the Base 11 Innovation Center in Compton, CA, where they got hands-on experience working with makerspace equipment and learned all about what it means to be a woman in STEM. “It...
Summer 2019 Base 11 Fellowship Concludes
The Base 11 Summer Fellowship of 2019 has just concluded, which means a whole new cohort of aspiring STEM leaders are now equipped with the valuable hands-on experience that will transform them into the talented STEM workforce of tomorrow. With over 500 applicants and...
Base 11 Victory Circle Student of the Month: Nallely Lopez
When pursuing a degree in engineering, many students find that they not only gain the technical skills and knowledge related to their specific major, but they often end up learning a lot about themselves. For Base 11 intern Nallely Lopez, this is exactly what happened...
Inspiring Words from Astronaut Leland Melvin
By Elvis Leon, CEO of Helios Rocketry at Arizona State University We are so used to seeing people like Leland Melvin on social media, that we come to think of them as just a character inside our phones. Seeing him in person at the Next Frontier Tour was great because...
Next Frontier Tour kicks off and Space Challenge’s design winners announced!
Base 11 was joined by more than 100 students, industry leaders, and academics at Caltech on June 24 to officially kickoff the Next Frontier Tour and celebrate the winners in Phase 1 of the Base 11 Space Challenge. Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin inspired guests...