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Space Internships in California

256 open internships at 26 space companies name a site in California, most of them in El Segundo and San Francisco; typical pay runs $27.98–$40.00/hr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies offering internships in California

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Astranis53$28.99/hr
The Aerospace Corporation45not stated
Rocket Lab39$27.98/hr
Varda Space Industries27not stated
Impulse Space18$30.00/hr
Muon Space12$40.00/hr
K2 Space8$35.00/hr
Inversion Space7not stated
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)6$21.01/hr
Reflect Orbital5$28.99/hr
GITAI4$32.50/hr
Northrop Grumman4$30.24/hr
AeroVironment (AV)3not stated
Apex3$45.00/hr
Benchmark Space Systems3$25.48/hr
Lockheed Martin3$30.19/hr
Blue Origin2too few figures
CesiumAstro2not stated
Northwood Space2too few figures
RTX2too few figures
The Exploration Company2not stated
Vast2too few figures
Astra1too few figures
Cowboy Space1too few figures
General Galactic1not stated

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 20:02 UTC

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What people ask about space internships in California

Which space companies are offering internships in California?

Today, Astranis (53 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (45 roles), Rocket Lab (39 roles), Varda Space Industries (27 roles), Impulse Space (18 roles), Muon Space (12 roles), and 20 more. The table above lists the 25 with the most roles open in California.

Where in California are the space internships?

Most are in El Segundo (77), San Francisco (53), Long Beach (39), Redondo Beach (20), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space internships in California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $28.99/hr, with typical pay from $27.98–$40.00/hr; 91.8% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings).

Do space internships in California require US citizenship?

Of the 4,858 space postings in California whose text we read, 76.4% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 35.6% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in California, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title reads as an internship or co-op by the same rule as every space internship; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.