{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6aaa6b905d36baebf1effe7c/6ac4ea89924bc02b55a855e5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rocket Dreams: From Hobby to Career with Nico Montoya","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6aaa6b905d36baebf1effe7c/1791289106631-b56464b2-da77-4730-9e99-130ea3ccbb9a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Nico Montoya, Head of Propulsion, Manufacturing, &amp; Test Operations at Orbital Operations, shares his journey from building rockets as a child to leading complex aerospace programmes. Drawing on experience at companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin, Relativity Space, Stoke Space, and Orbital Operations, Nico explores how hands-on learning, embracing failure, mentorship, and extreme ownership create stronger engineers and high-performing teams.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Topics:</strong></p><ul><li>Turning a childhood passion for rockets into an aerospace career</li><li>Why building and testing teaches what the classroom cannot</li><li>Learning from failure and designing for reliability</li><li>The value of student teams, internships, and building a professional network</li><li>Finding mentors and seeking career-shaping advice</li><li>Extreme ownership, collaboration, and accountability in complex engineering teams</li><li>Practical advice for aspiring engineers: build, experiment, and get involved</li></ul>","author_name":"Dan Wilkinson"}