Ask HN: How do I contribute to Mars colonization as a dev?
I can't work for SpaceX as I am not American. I've an Indian passport if that matters. There are probably exciting space companies in India, and other places that allow Indians to work. Maybe there are some open source projects that I can contribute to in my free time, along with my day job.
I am guessing there are plenty of other devs on HN that are interested in space too but don't know what to do with this interest. I am guessing they feel things are slow and feel powerless too. I am hoping there are people here who have broken into the industry and are making an impact and can tell some of us how they did so.
If you are running an open source project that helps solve space related things, I am happy to contribute, please share a link. I am fluent in Python and good at Java & GoLang. I've written CPP /C in the past for work and I am happy learning new languages. Regardless of the language, I am guessing other devs on HN might be interested too.
Longevity is another field that interests me, mostly because it allows me to spend more time alive working on space. No idea how to break into this either.
Somethings that I can think of
1. Work in a space company / space research lab
2. Start a space company
3. Donate to some organizations / research labs that work on these problems
4. There are probably companies in indirect industries that help space too, probably some boring CRUD applications that make life for Aerospace engineers easier.
5. Contribute to open source projects that work in this field
6. Make a lot of capital doing something else and then pour that into a space tech company.