ABOUT US
Space Collegiate Opportunities & Pathways for Excellence, New Mexico (or "SCOPE-NM") is a website project created by Raven Delfina Otero-Symphony to make space accessible for New Mexicans and empower the next generation of community leaders.
Did you know that space is more than rockets and astronauts? Space includes a wide range of markets including traditional defense and aerospace, Earth Observation (remote sensing / GIS / spatial analysis), satellite and components manufacturing, telecommunications, robotics, medical technologies, research and development, commercial aviation, and more.
🚀 Our Mission
To improve local and public accessibility to space education and career opportunities in New Mexico and beyond.
🧑🏼🔬 Our Method
SCOPE-NM regularly updates local space development and resources on our site for all visitors and runs a space education and leadership program for students.
SCOPE-NM Milestones
Fall 2022
The project materializes as "Space Resources at UNM" and the first alumna/student team is formed.
Spring 2023
Development expands beyond UNM to include statewide initiatives.
Summer 2023
The test website goes live.
Summer 2023
Based on the 2022-2023 Student Delegate feedback, SCOPE-NM is born.
Spring 2024
The official pilot year for SCOPE-NM kicks off.
SCOPE-NM is presented to an international audience at the NASA Space Apps Collective Genius Summit.
SCOPE-NM makes its first public appearance celebrating "Find Your Place in Space Week" at Q Station in Albuquerque.
SCOPE-NM presents alongside high-level stakeholders at the first UNM Space Sustainable Research (SSR) Grand Challenge Workshop.
Summer 2024
SCOPE-NM joins 50+ space organizations at the first-ever Space Fiesta, sponsored by the City of Albuquerque at the Albuquerque Rail Yards.
Recruitment efforts for the SCOPE-NM Fall 2024 cohort begin.
Fall 2024
Up Next: The pilot will conclude in December 2024.