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Don’t forget universities in appropriate states. IMO, With your experience, you might fit with a research group doing work beyond the experience level of students. And in space science, telescopes are generating amazing amounts of data. Universities are often affiliated with national labs, which you might explore as well.

The right universities will be very supportive, but positions at your experience level might be scarce, better at the labs, but I am not familiar with their environments. Definitely worth a try and checking their DEI statements.