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Particularly when you compare him to the engineers who designed that engine that, the very first time it was fired on the surface of the moon, worked and brough
by mechanical_fish 17y ago
Particularly when you compare him to the engineers who designed that engine that, the very first time it was fired on the surface of the moon, worked and brought the astronauts home instead of marooning them to listen to Walter Cronkite narrate their obituaries on national television.
Yikes.
Except in certain special cases, engineering is not actually a job for rock stars. When you succeed, the projects usually get the glory, not you. From the article, it sounds like Collins understands that perfectly well.