I am Cade Rylands, and I attend the University of Florida studying Aerospace Engineering. I am a Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) intern for NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP). My goal was to gain valuable professional experience in the aerospace industry and learn as much as I could about different NASA launch systems and teams. 

My time at a.i. solutions was an incredible experience. My coworkers were friendly and helpful, and I had the opportunity to work on mission-relevant and engaging projects. I wrote a launch systems reference guide for our commercial launch providers, which the NASA Ground Systems Engineering team will use as a reference during on-console support. I also developed ground fluid system GUIs for commercial launch providers, which on-console support engineers will use. I felt like I was treated the same as any other employee on the a.i. solutions team! My projects were relevant to current missions, and the team integrated me into daily meetings and discussions. I would be very interested in pursuing a future position at a.i. solutions!