Nevada Space Grant Student Awarded Summer NASA Internship in Journalism

While she has had several internships over the last few years, Origenes’ experience as the community outreach intern for NASA has brought a new opportunity to merge two of her interests together: digital communication and astronomy.  

Origenes began her remote internship at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in August and has been tasked with creating social media aimed at engaging local communities in science with the younger generation in mind. Ahead of the total eclipse happening in April 2024—an event that won’t happen again for another 21 years in the United States—Origenes believes this internship is a once in a lifetime experience.  

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Author Credit: Grace Moreno

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Original Post Date: October 17, 2023