I think the most realistic avenue to take would be using your software eng skills to assist interest groups that are focussed on increasing funding for the scie

I think the most realistic avenue to take would be using your software eng skills to assist interest groups that are focussed on increasing funding for the sciences / space exploration. I bet they have terrible websites, difficulties getting content to people etc. Also Im sure there are plenty of opportunities to create tools / games that encourage public interest in space exploration.