Compass Magazine

Compass Magazine

Workforce development agency Base 11 increases diversity in the STEM talent pipeline. Read more.

Summer 2019 Base 11 Fellowship Concludes

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

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

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...

US Black Engineer

US Black Engineer

At a special ceremony held February, Melvin joined experts from Dassault Systèmes, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Sigma Pi Phi fraternity, and Base 11 to present a $1.6 million check for aerospace workforce development. The grant will fund a rocketry lab and launch a student rocketry team at Maryland’s leading public urban research university.

STEM Heroes of the Future Complete Their Base 11 Internships

STEM Heroes of the Future Complete Their Base 11 Internships

By Jade Kim, Student Success Specialist The Base 11 Academic Year Internships at UCI wrapped up in May and in June at Caltech — and the results were impressive. With a total cohort of 28 students and a 100% retention rate, this was one of Base 11’s most successful...

Geekwire

Geekwire

Meanwhile, another space contest for students has made a round of awards: The Base 11 Space Challenge.... Read more.

SpaceQ

SpaceQ

Concordia University and UBC have strong showing at Base 11 rocket challenge. Read more.