Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The ProtoPod went live for the very first time at IREC 2026 @esrarocket Midland, Texas.

Roberto Rodriguez of @blueorigin Joshua Kaufman of @MercurySystems sat down to talk about what it really takes to grow as an aerospace engineer: breaking things, blowing stuff up (safely), and building the kind of perseverance no classroom can.

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