Starbird Association
Who We Are
Advocate for SpaceNorth
SpaceX. NASA. Blue Origin - We want your offices here. We're going out into our business community and having conversations about Minnesota as SpaceNorth. We hope to develop strategic partners that can be on board with our SpaceNorth mission as a benefit to the Minnesota business landscape and the people who live and work here.
Aerospace & STEM Resources
We support Minnesota-based aerospace and STEM activities and events. In our mission to build a technically curious workforce, we want to provide resources for Minnesota teens to explore STEM careers, scholarships and internships.
Supporting Anoka County Composite Squadron Cadet Programs
We support the innovative youth leadership programming at the Anoka County Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol. As Starbird supports aerospace and STEM with youth, we want to support the needs of an organization that shares our goals.
In the Media
Anoka CAP Cadet Yelizar Dergachev featured on WCCO-TV (CBS affiliate) as Minnesota’s Young Sheldon
Photo courtesy of WCCO-TV
News
Career Spotlight: Angela Popenhagen, Civil Engineer
Angela Popenhagen Civil Engineer Owner/Project Manager at Stevens Engineering What do you do as a Civil Engineer? I own and manage a civil engineering firm. My job consists of marketing our services to state agencies, municipalities, private developers and large...
Minnesota StellarX Team Featured on WCCO-TV
We're excited to share that the StellarXplorers team from Minnesota was featured on WCCO-TV in a story about youth in STEM. The Starbird Association supports this team from the Anoka County Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol. They exemplify youth in STEM and have...
NASASocial SpaceX CRS-17 – The Science Experiments
This mission wasn't merely to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), but to deliver a passel of science experiments. Did you know that the ISS has a National Lab? The purpose of this National Lab is: To maximize its use for improving quality of life on Earth,...