# Race 🕊️ on Science & Space: “A retired NASA engineer who had worked on the Space Shuttle …”

> A retired NASA engineer who had worked on the Space Shuttle program for 25 years was hired by SpaceX at age 62. He descr… — 57.6K likes, 9.1K reposts on X.

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- **Posted:** 2026-10-11 17:28 UTC

A retired NASA engineer who had worked on the Space Shuttle program for 25 years was hired by SpaceX at age 62. He described the first week as the most disorienting experience of his professional life. At NASA, a design change required 3 meetings, 2 committees, a review board, and 6 to 18 months of documentation. At SpaceX, his new supervisor said "if it works, build it. If it doesn't, change it by Friday." He sat at his desk after the first day and called his wife. He told her he felt like a man …

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