Girls in STEM: A Future Full of Stars

Space exploration is more than a dream, more than an idea, it is a reality.

Join PNAA at the Museum of Flight for an insightful conversation with Laura Stiles and Allie Moodie of Blue Origin. Through honest, personal stories, these professionals will share how they found their way into aerospace, what their day to day looks like, and the moments that shaped their journeys.

This is more than a panel, it’s an opportunity for young women to see themselves in careers they may have never thought possible. To see that there is no single path, no perfect starting point, just curiosity, courage, and the willingness to explore.

The evening continues with a showing of Space: The New Frontier; a short film that gives us a close-up look at groundbreaking innovations shaping humanity’s path to the stars. It focuses on NASA’s Artemis program, private sector innovations, and technologies enabling sustainable human presences on the Moon and beyond.

Whether a student already dreams of space or is just beginning to ask “what could I become?”, Girls in STEM is designed to spark something powerful: confidence, direction, and a sense of belonging in the future of aerospace.

Panelists:

Laura Stiles – Director, New Shepard Flight Operations & Training at Blue Origin
She joined the private human spaceflight company Blue Origin in 2013 where she has worked in mechanical systems design, integrated vehicle test, launch operations, and astronaut training. She has filled multiple launch crew roles, including serving as a Flight Controller for more than a dozen launches. In 2026, while she was the Director for the New Shepard Launch Operations and Training organization, Laura had the remarkable opportunity to step in as a crewmember for the New Shepard 38 launch, earning her astronaut wings on the suborbital flight. Laura has recently transitioned to Blue Origin’s lunar program, supporting humanity’s permanent return to the Moon.

Allie Moodie – Materials & Processes Composites Engineer at Blue Origin
Her work spans composite process development, nonconformance dispositioning for production and refurbishment, and material qualification, ensuring flight hardware meets the rigorous standards required for orbital launch.