Not-for-profit 501 (c) 3
"The Earth and the universe beyond, belong to all of us. The Interstellar Dreams Space Center cultivates an awareness of S.T.E.M. careers in aerospace, beyond being an astronaut. "
EARTH OBSERVATION, SPACE EXPLORATION, NATIONAL SECURITY
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LEO Constellations + Small SAT
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OSAM:on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing
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NATIONAL SECURITY SAT/COM REMOTE SENSING
TOP TIER TALENT NEEDED
Global space economy hit $469B in 2021
GENERATION 25.9% OF THE U.S. POPULATION 48% ARE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE 59% PURSUING COLLEGE PEW Research Report 2018
3.6 Million
U.S. Computing related jobs openings expected by 2029
The Pipeline
TALENT DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE Virtual & In-person Online-Simulations
INTERSTELLAR THINKING —We believe Interstellar Thinking consists of 6 components needed to nurtutre S.T.E.M. Literacy
DESIGN THINKING SET & ACHIEVE GOALS PERSISTENCE BEHAVIORS PRECISION & ACCURACY COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATE PROBLEM SOLVING IDEAS
Reach 1 million Youth Middle School-College
Washington DC-Virginia-Maryland
ADULT TRAINING
SOCIAL MEDIA
Serving Title 1 Schools, After School Programs, Faith-based Groups, Home School Community, Government Teen Centers, and University Business Schools
SIGNATURE KITS
Int ers tel Ma lar D r ga zin eam s e
ACCELERATOR
EVENTS
ACCELERATOR FOR SPACE ENTREPRENEURS
Earth Mission Control
Space Station
Experiential Simulated Problem Based Learning
Planetary Habitat Simulator
(3) Learning Modules Melodie Yashar - Co-Founder of Space Exploration Architecture (SEArch+)
ROBIN MCDOUGAL, FOUNDER Interstellar Dreams Space Center
CREATING A PIPELINE OF TOP-TIER TECH PROFESSIONALS READY FOR THE GLOBAL WORKFORCE
M.Ed., MBA-Founder, and CEO of The Pearl Project Institute for Innovation in STEM Literacy and the Home of Interstellar Dreams Space Center in 2023. Designer BLAZE Online Accelerator for Commercial Space Entrepreneurs Editor in Chief of COBALT Magazine for women in technology and Interstellar Dreams Magazine Author & Motivational Speaker: What Color is Your Thinking? Customized Empowerment, Organic Approach to Success, Blue Ocean Eliminating the Competition, Turn Dreams into Action, Aerospace: a Frontier for Opportunity
JOIN THE MOVEMENT! rmcdougal@thepearlprojectinstitute.org 703.994.8645