I’ve been thinking this week about why the March For Our Lives protests gives me so much hope for our future, and, as an engineer, I think I’ve put my finger on it.
Often times in engineering & science it's easy to let past experience dictate future development; to say because something hasn't been done before it's impossible or too difficult.
Take SpaceX, for example. Landing rockets reliably was one of those things that people looked at before and decided wasn't worth it (many reasons, but technical challenges among them). SpaceX & Elon Musk challenged those preconceived notions and we got Falcon 9 & Heavy.
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A few years ago, we had an @NASA event at @PNBallet, featuring ballet & music set to space imagery, where @NichelleIsUhura performed
The next morning I got a text from the conductor, letting me know that she was on the same flight, so I found her in line, helped her through security, & chatted in the lounge. When it came time for the flight, she was in first and I went back to my seat in coach.