Next-Gen Space Security: AMERICAN SYSTEMS Partners with Purdue University’s Data Mine of the Rockies Initiative

Internship Program Equips Students to Drive Innovation in Cyber Threat Detection for U.S. Space Force

August 25, 2025 – Chantilly, Va. – AMERICAN SYSTEMS, an employee-owned, leading provider of mission essential and information engineering services to federal customers, is excited to announce an innovative partnership with Purdue University that will advance the future of national security and space technology through the university’s scalable Data Mine of the Rockies (DMR) experiential learning and workforce development initiative. By joining forces, this initiative is empowering the next generation of space domain leaders to tackle one of today’s most critical challenges: enhancing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) of Resident Space Objects (RSO) with Cyber-Suspicious Indicators (CSI). This groundbreaking initiative will put cutting-edge analytical tools and real-world threat scenarios into the hands of emerging talent—propelling breakthrough solutions for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and shaping new industry standards for space security.