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Space Internships 2027

506 internships and co-ops are open at 60 rocket, satellite and launch companies, read from their own job boards every hour, paying a median $28.99/hr. Most name Summer 2027.

  • 506open internships and co-ops
  • $28.99/hrmedian posted pay
  • 60employers hiring interns
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The seasons employers are hiring for

The term each open internship's title names; 185 name no season.

  • Fall 20261 role at 1 employer
  • Winter 202728 roles at 2 employers, median $28.99/hr
  • Spring 202768 roles at 8 employers, median $27.98/hr
  • Summer 2027224 roles at 20 employers, median $28.99/hr

Who hires space interns

EmployerInternships openMedian posted pay
Rocket Lab69$27.02/hr
Astranis53$28.99/hr
The Aerospace Corporation51not stated
Blue Origin47$46.92/hr
Varda Space Industries27not stated
United Launch Alliance20$30.53/hr
Impulse Space18$30.00/hr
Muon Space15$40.00/hr
SpaceX12$28.99/hr
Axiom Space11not stated
Firefly Aerospace11not stated
Lunar Outpost11$23.99/hr
Rendezvous Robotics10not stated
Benchmark Space Systems9$24.52/hr
CesiumAstro9not stated
Ursa Major9$30.00/hr
K2 Space8$35.00/hr
OHB8not stated
Inversion Space7not stated
Rocket Factory Augsburg7not stated

By kind of work, the most internships are in Mechanical, Structures & Thermal (63), Other (59) and Systems, Integration & Test (55).

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 10:01 UTC

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Questions about space internships

When do space companies hire interns?

Mostly months ahead of the term. Of the 506 internships and co-ops open today, 224 name Summer 2027, 1 name Fall 2026, 28 name Winter 2027, 68 name Spring 2027, and 185 name no season. Summer internships are usually posted in the fall before and filled over the winter, so apply as soon as the season you want appears. Our research on starter roles follows the seasons as employers open them.

Are space internships paid?

The ones that state pay are. 280 of the 506 open internships state a rate, and the median is $28.99/hr, with typical pay from $27.98/hr to $40.00/hr (about 60,000 dollars as a full-time year). Rates are higher in engineering and software than in business roles.

Which space companies offer the most internships?

Today: Rocket Lab (69), Astranis (53), The Aerospace Corporation (51), Blue Origin (47), Varda Space Industries (27). 55 more employers have at least one open.

Do space internships require US citizenship?

Many do. Rocket, spacecraft and satellite work is often export-controlled under ITAR or the EAR, so most US space employers limit their internships, like their other roles, to US citizens or US persons (citizens, green card holders, refugees and asylees). Each posting says so in its own text; our research on who can apply measures how many roles each employer limits, and the roles whose posting sets no such limit are listed apart.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when its title names an internship, an intern or a co-op, by the same rule as our page of every role for someone starting out, which also lists apprenticeships, new graduate and entry-level roles. Pay is what each posting states, as an hourly rate.