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Year 2021 Issue #6

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“Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world." -Isaac Asimov

Billionaires At Play: Stay Clear Or Get Engaged In Space Tech?

Having made enormous fortunes on Earth, billionaires are now racing each other to space. Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the richest person on the planet was one of four “space tourists” on his private space company Blue Origin’s inaugural human spaceflight that successfully completed on July 20, 2021, the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson to speed up his own planned space trip and launch himself into space, nine days before Bezos on July 11th. How will this pan out for aerospace engineering, Space tourism and Space Tech opportunities for all of us?

UPCOMING EVENT

Engineering Tales #6

Dr Shreekant Agrawal

Head of Flight Technologies at Hyundai Motors Group

August 14 10am PT / 1pm ET

Past Events

Top 10 Lessons From Leadership Masterclass With CEO Coach Asha Saxena

Being an engineer teaches us to be tactical, but leadership is about soft skills. Different roles throughout one’s career span calls for different skills. So when it comes to managing your own career, how do you prepare yourself to move up? What skills should working executives hone as they strive to reach the next level? What do leaders need to become a C-suite executive? This "masterclass" with a leading CEO Coach Asha Saxena provided the opportunity for engineering managers and executives to have in-depth conversations about how they can maximize their own individual leadership skills and build high performing teams.

Dr. Bansal’s ‘Solo Flight Around The World With Purpose’

Dr. Ravi Bansal gave an enlightening talk about his life experiences on July 17 2021. Ved Muthusamy, a Michigan based high schooler had come into the discussion with a decent knowledge of Dr. Bansal and his accomplishments, but according to him, this discussion blew all of those out of the water. In this article, he shares a summary. By emphasizing humility, reflection, and rich details, Dr. Bansal headlined one of the most enjoyable and learning events at ASEI. Interviewing Dr. Bansal was ASEI Michigan Chapter president Mr. Muthu Sivanantham who happens to share the same alma mater MNNIT, India with Dr. Bansal.

Youth Corner

Do you know any students (high school or Undergraduate) who could benefit from volunteering during the summer months and earning service hour credits? Look no further, ASEI is now accredited to offer Volunteer Service hours and awards depending on the level of student’s contributions and involvement. Contact any of the editors of this newsletter for more details.

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Where are they now ?- Shreya Malik

Meet Shreya Malik who has been associated with ASEI for the past few years, volunteering on and off and also moderated an ASEI Career event in 2020. Let's hear her story by Aditya Guthey as she took charge of her career and changed into roles she desired.

Mentoring Corner

Do you wait to uncover your passion for something to pursue, hoping that it would change your life ? Our resident career coach Dilip Saraf delves into this issue in a blog.

Social Media Spotlight

ASEI is now also on Clubhouse -the latest audio based Social media
Space Tourism is creating opportunities. Are you ready ?
CIO Raman Mehta shares "How to thrive in the Tesla Era"

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Attention Readers: Do you have any feedback for this Newsletter? Do you wish to contribute articles and demonstrate your professional thought leadership? If so, do reach out to the editorial team: Amrish Chopra, Sunita D ublish, Raju Shreewastava or Piyush Malik