Aidan Earley

Aidan Earley has a diverse work experience in the field of engineering and space exploration. Starting from 2020, Aidan worked as a member of a 5-person team at Arizona State University, involved in designing, fabricating, and testing a small scale mock planetary lander. In this role, Aidan assisted the team throughout the entire project lifecycle, including requirements, design, mission operations, documentation, and presentation.

In 2020, Aidan also served as the Instrumentation Lead for a 7-person team at Arizona State University. In this position, Aidan was responsible for writing and researching instrumentation requirements and design for a theoretical Commercial Lunar Payload Service Lander mission. Aidan also provided assistance in various areas of design requirements and contributed to preparing and presenting the project.

In 2021, Aidan continued working at Arizona State University and took on multiple roles. As a Structural Modeling Asset Engineer, Aidan utilized their skills to contribute to projects by documenting and reporting results of thermal tests on idealized designs. Aidan also served as a Systems Team Contributor, where they were involved in designing a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) system and documenting NASA science mission assets.

In the same year, Aidan joined the L'SPACE Mission Concept Academy at Arizona State University as a Mentor, overseeing multiple teams and ensuring they received industry-level feedback on NASA funded mission formulation. This role allowed Aidan to introduce STEM students to the activities and project deliverables encountered in a standard NASA Program/Project Life Cycle.

Aidan's most recent work experience is as a Systems Engineer I at Astrobotic, starting in 2023. However, specific details about this role, such as the duration and responsibilities, are not provided.

Aidan Earley obtained a High School Diploma from Woodinville High School between the years 2014 and 2018. Following that, they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Space Exploration Systems Design from Arizona State University, completing it between 2018 and 2022. Aidan continued their education at the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, where they earned a Master of Science degree in Space Systems Engineering from 2023 to 2025. In January 2021, Aidan also obtained a certification in NX CAD Design from Siemens Digital Industries Software.