SAN FRANCISCO — In Silicon Valley, where entrepreneurs and computer programmers can strike it rich working for social networking companies, a group of aerospace enthusiasts is trying to convince young people that exciting opportunities can be found in the fledgling commercial space industry, often referred to as NewSpace.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...