First of Many...

Bradley Walton and Kelly Mulholland pose in front of one of the aircraft inside one of the Wallops Island hangers. The two interns were the first to be interviewed for the STEP-UP Documentary. Both Brad and Kelly shared their expanding knowledge of their field of work, aerodynamics, describing their future projects with the arrival of a new aircraft within the hanger. Both interns look forward to a successful summer of aeronautical expeditions.

STEP-UP: What We're About

This program gives local students an 8-week paid internship, giving hands on experience with the local STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workforce. STEP-UP interns have a wide range of job opportunities spanning software programming, public relations, working on the launchpad and much more. These experiences give the interns a boost in professional development and a "STEP UP" when applying for schools, jobs, and scholarships. 

 

The goal of the STEP-UP internship is " to strengthen the STEM workforce pipeline at the high-school and college level by providing students with meaningful internships at NASA and other technology-oriented organizations."

NASA Wallops Flight Facility has made the STEP-UP internship possible with the help of:

Mid-Atlantic Institute for Space and Technology

Accomack County

Lower Shore Workforce Alliance

Orbital Sciences

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

U.S. Navy

Wicomico County Schools

Worcester County Economic Development

MD Space Business Roundtable

Purdue Foundation