Hello! I have applied to Blue Origin in the past but have not got very far. I have been working very hard to improve my skills, I recently interviewed on site at SpaceX (but didn't get it) and I'm trying my hardest to write the best code I can in order to improve my chances at helping people build space ships.
Do you have any advice for my next application to Blue Origin? My strongest points are my unending passion for spaceflight, science and desire to better myself. My code and software engineering skills improve by the hour (...it's Christmas in two hours and I'm working on pressureNET and reading HN). I have some excellent projects under my belt but I have no experience working on spaceships or related systems.
But I'm not sure what else I can do. So if you have some advice that would be fantastic.
In many cases a choice between passionate intermediates and indifferent seniors boils down to whether they have a capacity for mentoring, which is a demanding process.
That is very much what SpaceX said to me, and so I've spent the last few months working as hard as I can to become top-notch so they'll pay attention.
I know that I need to improve. I am still hoping that there are other angles, other things I can do, so that the answer to my question is NOT "25 year olds are bad. Come back when you're 40 and already have three of your own spaceships in orbit".
Do you have any advice for my next application to Blue Origin? My strongest points are my unending passion for spaceflight, science and desire to better myself. My code and software engineering skills improve by the hour (...it's Christmas in two hours and I'm working on pressureNET and reading HN). I have some excellent projects under my belt but I have no experience working on spaceships or related systems.
But I'm not sure what else I can do. So if you have some advice that would be fantastic.
Edit: And yes, I'm a US citizen.