Space Isn’t Just for Astronauts Anymore! #SpaceJobs #Careers2025 #Shorts

A lot of times when people think about space, they're still thinking back to 60 years ago, the Apollo era. 2 countries in a space race, government workers, STEM professionals, primarily male. And now there's more than 90 countries that are operating in space. You still need STEM professionals, rocket scientists, and astronauts, but we also need all the skill sets in between— historians, teachers, technicians, communications, policymakers, program managers, investors, entrepreneurs, and I could go on and on. It's how do we really create the pathway for individuals to come into the space industry. When I meet with young people or investors, they all think, oh, space, like rockets and astronauts. In 2023, it was a $630 billion industry, and by 2035, according to the World Economic Forum, it's going to be $1.8 trillion. And that's not just things off planet, that's actually applications of space on Earth.