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“You get to be really creative, and problem-solve, which is my favorite thing to do. I don’t wake up every day saying, ‘Ugh, I gotta go to work.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, cool, I get to work on that project today or solve that problem.’” Rhiannon McComish explains her unconventional path to becoming an engineer at Spirit and shares her words for the next generation of science-lovers considering a career in STEM: https://lnkd.in/g4EhM7M5 #SpiritAeroSystems #WomenInScience #STEM Explore career opportunities with Spirit: https://lnkd.in/g4yJDQ_S

We are gearing up for the CMS Conference next week and look forward to connecting with industry experts and customers. Stop by booth #17 and say hello to our team! You can also catch one of the presentations being given by Spirit AeroSystems team members on Tuesday, Jan. 23rd and Wednesday, Jan. 24th. Find more information on this conference: CMS 2024 (http://spr.ly/6043rYt9L) #DefenseandSpace #Hypersonics #Speed #Missiles #Aerospace #Defense #hypersonictechnology #ThermalProtectionSystems

As 2023 comes to a close, we’ve compiled a shortlist of some of our people and their perspectives from around the globe. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gGPzQmQm #WorkplaceCulture #BuildingTheFuture #Innovation

Last week our team in Maine participated in the first Maine Space Conference. The conference brought together industry leaders, scientists, students, and educators, to discuss the latest advancements in space exploration and technology. The conference showcased Maine's exciting developments in the NewSpace economy and the Maine Space Complex, emphasizing research, education, and workforce development. We enjoyed meeting students from all over the state who are the future workforce studying to work in this industry, hopefully even one day for us! It was exciting to hear about the incredible work being done in Maine’s space industry and we are proud to play a role in making it a success.

We're looking for new ideas that can help tackle workforce challenges like skills gaps, uncompetitive wages, burnout, affordable housing, and childcare. Want to be part of the solution? Sign up for our upcoming Start Summit! RSVP today: https://bit.ly/3trsvxQ . . . #Maine #entrepreneurship #startups #workforce #WorkforceInnovation Biddeford+Saco Chamber of Commerce & Industry Heart of Biddeford City of Biddeford, Maine @biddeford regional center of technolgy

Today we celebrate the successful landing of OSIRIS-REx which touched down in the Utah desert yesterday carrying samples collected from Bennu’s surface. What an incredible accomplishment for space exploration! This ends a 7-year, 3.9-billion-mile journey, but begins a new voyage of discovering what the samples will tell us about the origins of life on Earth. Special congratulations to our team in Maine, some of whom helped develop the sample return capsule heatshield and were fortunate enough to be onsite for the landing! Catch the recap here: http://spr.ly/6043uEVql

The work we get to do here moves beyond this world, and on Sunday, September 24, OSIRIS-Rex will be the first spacecraft to return samples from an asteroid, named Bennu, to Earth in a Sample Return Capsule using the heatshield developed at our facility in Maine. The heatshield is the most critical piece for achieving the primary goal of bringing material back to Earth as it provides thermal protection. It is engineered to protect the SRC and contents from the 4,000°F temperature resulting from the 27,000 mile per hour atmospheric entry to Earth. The spacecraft will release the sample capsule in the Utah desert where scientists will then be able to study the rocks and dust collected from Bennu’s surface in 2020 and expect to learn more about the formation and evolution of Earth. We are honored to be part of this important mission. Want to learn more about this mission: http://spr.ly/6043uBaAV Tune in to NASA’s live coverage and watch this historic moment! Coverage starts Sunday, September 24, at 10 a.m. EDT and will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Watch online at: http://spr.ly/6044uBaAn