I am fourth year university student getting my bachelors in aerospace engineering (space systems design). Based on my trajectory, and the 80000 hours ranking, I think that I can have the most meaningful impact on problems in space tech and governance.
However, I don’t know how to orient myself within that space. My most notable technical skills are in computer vision and control systems. I would really appreciate some insight on which problems I am suited to meaningfully contribute to, and how I might direct my attention to deepen my impact.
I’d also really recommend getting involved with the Space Generation Advisory Council if you’d like to work on challenges in space tech and governance. They have lots of project groups you can get involved in on many different topics like space law and policy and space safety and sustainability.
Sounds really cool! I’d recommend the space governance career profile and checking out what the Center for Space Governance is working on. If technical governance is exciting to you, you might consider ways you can test your fit for various policy skills and decide which part of that ecosystem you think you’d best fit in with. As a student I’d encourage you to keep building career capital and getting ‘so good they can’t ignore you,’ even if it means your first job out of college is more about skill building than direct impact right away.
I am fourth year university student getting my bachelors in aerospace engineering (space systems design). Based on my trajectory, and the 80000 hours ranking, I think that I can have the most meaningful impact on problems in space tech and governance.
However, I don’t know how to orient myself within that space. My most notable technical skills are in computer vision and control systems. I would really appreciate some insight on which problems I am suited to meaningfully contribute to, and how I might direct my attention to deepen my impact.
Thanks
Hi Josh. I’m not a careers advisor but I’m working on some space governance projects.
I would recommend checking out the sections on space governance in this recent report from William MacAskill and Fin Moorhouse to get an idea of what some effective altruists are currently thinking about in relation to space governance: https://www.forethought.org/research/preparing-for-the-intelligence-explosion
I’d also really recommend getting involved with the Space Generation Advisory Council if you’d like to work on challenges in space tech and governance. They have lots of project groups you can get involved in on many different topics like space law and policy and space safety and sustainability.
I’m happy to have a chat about space governance and effective altruism if you want to book a chat: https://savvycal.com/AstroJordanStone/2cb3cbdb
Sounds really cool! I’d recommend the space governance career profile and checking out what the Center for Space Governance is working on. If technical governance is exciting to you, you might consider ways you can test your fit for various policy skills and decide which part of that ecosystem you think you’d best fit in with. As a student I’d encourage you to keep building career capital and getting ‘so good they can’t ignore you,’ even if it means your first job out of college is more about skill building than direct impact right away.