Polina Verkhovodova is headed to Washington, D.C. this summer to intern at Voyage Technologies and will receive $1,000 as a part of the 2025 Matthew Isakowitz Commercial Space Scholarship (MCCS), a scholarship that recognizes and supports promising students in the aerospace industry.
The AE doctoral student is one of 10 students selected for the program, which also provides professional networking opportunities and an executive speaker series to connect students with accomplished members of the space community.
“I am looking forward to a policy-focused internship through which I will learn how commercial space industry fits in the regulatory ecosystem in Washington, D.C.,” said Verkhovodova. “I want to gain more practical experience in this realm to learn how policy will shape the industry.”
The Portland, Oregon native studied at Caltech, receiving her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2022. She knew she wanted to study aerospace engineering as an undergraduate after she had the opportunity to compete in the NASA Big Idea Challenge, which had teams design and develop a lunar dust mitigation solution.
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