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Student Selected for NASA Internship

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By Mike Taylor

June 28, 2018 - 12:06 AM

Mt. SAC aerospace engineering student Arturo Zaragoza was recently selected to serve a summer internship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Zaragoza will serve the internshi­­p––the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Onsite Experience­––at the Ames Research Center at Moffitt Field, CA., July 23 –26. Through the internship, he will compete in robotics competitions and network with NASA engineers.

Zaragoza, a resident of Fontana, started at Mt. SAC through the Summer Bridge Program. He also participates in the college’s ACES Program, which provides support for first-generation, low income, and disabled students. When he finishes his studies at Mt. SAC, he hopes to transfer to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.