Cody Kapeles

I am Cody Kapeles. I am a Purdue University student, completing my Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, and will begin pursuing my Master of Science in January 2023. I supported the FreeFlyer® Technical Support and FreeFlyer Development teams this summer. I developed skills in astrodynamics and mission analysis that I now can apply to future work in the industry, especially in the context of FreeFlyer. My internship at a.i. solutions was gratifying, and the team was very welcoming, helpful, and flexible with my projects. I created and improved sample mission plans to show off functionality and provided additional resources for users. I also researched the locations and characteristics of newer ground station networks to include in FreeFlyer and guide the creation of a new station geodetics file format.

I regularly used FreeFlyer and internet resources and attended team meetings throughout the internship. The team was open to supporting intern projects, and I received excellent advice about how to proceed when I had issues. My mentors for each project spent a lot of time making sure my work went well, and I felt like they were always a resource I could call on if I ran into problems.

I can see myself working full-time at a.i. solutions. The work environment was great, and my interests and abilities have always been in mission design and astrodynamics work, which perfectly line up with the company’s capabilities. I know a.i. solutions works on a wide range of important and exciting projects within the aerospace industry.