Moscow Summer Intern Program

The Baker Institute is currently seeking support for future Moscow Summer Internship Program opportunities. For more information, please contact Vince McElligott, senior director of development, at 713.348.2923 or vmcelligott@rice.edu.

The Moscow Summer Intern Program draws inspiration from the successes of the international cooperation and innovation that formed the basis of the International Space Station by engaging the next generation of space scientists. These internships encourage engineering and science students from different countries to work together to design, manufacture and operate space science projects, establishing a foundation for future international collaborations. The program is sponsored by the Baker Institute Space Policy Program, led by Baker Botts Senior Fellow in Space Policy George W.S. Abbey.

The 2012 class of summer interns will travel to Russia from July 3-15, 2012. They will visit the Youth Space Center of Bauman Moscow State Technical University to participate in its annual international workshop, “Space Development: Theory and Practice,” with students from Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Australia and countries throughout Europe. The students also will visit mission control in Russia’s space capital and speak to scientists and engineers. Their trip follows an April 2012 weeklong visit to the Baker Institute by a group of Russian students and scholars interested in furthering communication and collaboration.

The video below captures some of the 2011 Moscow Summer Intern Program's most compelling moments.

 Applications for the 2012 Moscow Summer Intern Program are no longer being accepted. The deadline to apply was Friday, April 20, 2012.