https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-careers/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:16:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-careers/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/spacewatchgl-space-unromanced-closeted-in-the-cosmos/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79188
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz
The space sector likes to imagine itself as a glimpse of humanity's future. Some of the people building that future are still deciding how much of themselves the room can handle.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/spacewatchgl-space-unromanced-its-not-what-you-know-its-who-you-orbit/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78492
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz
Merit matters, but merit rarely becomes visible on its own. In Space, Unromanced, Raoul Cardellini Leipertz examines the hidden curriculum, professional networks, institutional prestige and sheer luck that shape who gets noticed, supported and ultimately welcomed into the space sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/spacewatchgl-space-unromanced-no-passport-no-moonshot/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78032
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz
The space sector calls itself international, but passports, visas, sponsorship rules and nationality restrictions still determine who can study, travel and work within it. In Space, Unromanced, Raoul Cardellini Leipertz asks what the global competition for talent looks like when not everyone is allowed to enter the race.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/erc-2026-lucy-van-der-tas-of-esa-on-careers-beyond-astronauts-and-following-your-passion/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77418 From the European Rover Challenge in Kraków, ESA's Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor Lucy van der Tas joins Daniela Jovic to bust the myth that space careers mean astronauts, explain who really thrives at ESA, and share a moving story about why encouraging women in engineering matters.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/spacewatchgl-space-unromanced-starry-eyed-and-underpaid/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77165
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz
The space sector thrives on passion, but too often expects early-career professionals to finance that passion themselves. Raoul Cardellini Leipertz examines how unpaid internships, low-paid opportunities, and the hidden cost of gaining experience shape who can afford to build a career in space. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/spacewatchgl-space-unromanced-the-price-of-looking-up/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76628
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz
Space talks endlessly about attracting the next generation. But behind the promise of meritocracy lies a quieter barrier: who can actually afford the education, opportunities and unpaid experience required to enter the sector?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-canada-by-dr-jessica-west-on-24-march-2023-at-5pm-cet/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:00:42 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47183 This Space Café Canada will feature Hira Nadeem , President and Co-Founder of Zenith Canada Pathways Foundation and a Space Systems Engineer on the SkySat Mission Operations Team at Planet, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global.]]>