Orion Astropreneur Space Academy
What do interns learn?
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Ikigai, or a reason to get up in the morning;
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Astropreneurship skills, or what it means to lead with one’s idea and convince others to follow, especially when try to create something new in the NewSpace ecosystem;
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Building a CubeSat, a Tiny Ground Station, or a new Geosat mapping;
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Mindfulness for young leaders
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Other functional skills for young leaders
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Project management skills
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Team building, membership, partnering skills
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Presentation and writing skills
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Empathy and UX
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How to sign up?
Starting 2024, the fees for internship is HK$ 1,200 per week; a maximum of 8 weeks are possible. Scholarship from our sponsors available for needy and deserving students. Please write to man.chiu@oasahk.org for registration. Interns are provided with a light lunch during their workday. All must fill out a timesheet and can claim transport subsidy. Corporates wishing to set up regular internships please speak with Kaye Wong, kaye.wong@oasahk.org.
Every year since our foundation in 2020, a handful of lucky aspiring astropreneurs have been invited to join OASA as interns. The internship lasts from two weeks to eight weeks, depending on the mutual needs of OASA and that of the intern. All interns have assigned mentors and are guided by our Head of Internship, Dr. Cecilia Leung.
During the Summer of 2023 (June - August), nine lucky students (aged 15 to 23) were selected to shadow professionals at OASA and at the Lab for Space Research (LSR) at HKU, and were put to creating something of value. All had gained a real hands-on experience in delivering quality outputs that were needed by the educational market. Some worked on product and market feasibility studies. Others worked on new course development and put together trial versions of NewSpace STEM games and course materials. A few even organised visits to winning start-ups and presentation parties at the LSR.