our flagship programs
SWFT’s flagship programs equip individuals with critical skills, industry exposure, and career opportunities, ensuring a future-ready workforce that sustains U.S. leadership in space. They also serve as platforms to expand and champion your solutions that drive long-term success across the sector.
SWFT’s flagship programs are built around the Inspire, Prepare, Employ framework, ensuring a strong, sustainable, and highly skilled workforce that drives U.S. leadership in space. These programs create direct pathways from education to employment, fostering workforce readiness, innovation, and long-term industry success.
INSPIRE – K-12 Experiential STEM and Career Awareness
Flagship: National Space Day Celebration Event
Engages students, educators, and communities in celebrating the nation’s space achievements through hands-on STEM experiences, career exploration, and industry exposure to spark interest in space careers.
Flagship: National Space Sustainability Competition
Challenges students and early-career professionals to develop real-world solutions for pressing space industry challenges, fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovation to address the needs of both industry and the world.
PREPARE – Securing and Cultivating Post-Secondary Technical Talent
Flagship: National Space Intern Program
The National Space Intern Program has two key components designed to support your company’s workforce pipeline and elevate the intern experience across the space industry:
Curated Talent Database:
A comprehensive database of qualified students, tailored to meet SWFT members’ specific workforce needs. This tool allows you to efficiently connect with top talent with your mission.
Intern Cohort Access:
Regardless of how interns are sourced—through our database or your own recruitment channels—all interns are invited to participate in the National Space Intern Cohort. This experience includes cross-company tours, networking, mentorship, and student-led programming, creating a collaborative, immersive community that fosters engagement, learning, and retention.
EMPLOY – Strengthening Workforce Readiness and Retaining Top Talent
Flagship: National Space Workforce Forum
Brings together industry, government, and academia to address workforce gaps, share best practices, and strengthen talent pipelines to ensure long-term retention in the space sector.
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