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It's Not Rocket Science
by Jeff Ward
Today: #170 in Technology on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | #170 | #162 |
About the show
A podcast exploring the life arcs of smart, creative, driven people who helped Elon Musk and SpaceX revolutionize the space industry. How did they get there? What was it like? What world are they creating now?
Latest episodes
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Boris Lipchin - Only Your Worst Day Matters
October 1, 2026 · 45 minAn interview with former SpaceX Dragon engineer Boris Lipchin about cold-calling his way into a flight software internship, reading raw flight code within spitting distance of the ISS, being told he was wrong by Elon, and bringing…
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Trip Harriss - It's Full of Wigs
September 1, 2026 · 48 minAn interview with SpaceX director of spaceport integration Trip Harriss about quitting trumpet for Star Trek, the internship SpaceX forgot to post, aiming a rocket at a military base, making Elon laugh, and wedding rings forged from a…
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Ted Cizma - I'm Just a Cook
August 11, 2026 · 37 minAn interview with SpaceX executive chef Ted Cizma about butcher shop beginnings, feeding 3,500 people in an Aspen parking lot, building a restaurant inside a rocket factory, breakfast burritos in mission control, and ending childhood…
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Chris Thompson - Employee Number Two
July 28, 2026 · 41 minAn interview with SpaceX employee number two Chris Thompson about garage rockets, an explosion in Garvey's backyard, beating Jeff Bezos in court, melting Elon's shoes in acetone, and Phantom's unfinished business. Work hard, fail fast, but…
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Laura Rose Plaxico - Rockets or Cheese?
July 14, 2026 · 30 minAn interview with mechanical engineer Laura Rose Plaxico about SpaceX, exploding batteries, making cheese in The Philippines, a Keurig for frozen yogurt, robot cars, and putting your pride aside. A theme of humility and learning throughout.
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Tim Buzza - Leading by Example
July 1, 2026 · 44 minTim Buzza led test and launch operations at SpaceX for 14 years, standing up and operating test sites, launch sites, and assembly lines from California to Kwajalein. Every step of the way, Tim not only demanded technical excellence, but…
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Tom Mueller - Employee Number One
June 16, 2026 · 45 minTom Mueller became SpaceX employee number one through a quirk of paperwork, and went on to design every SpaceX rocket engine from Merlin to Raptor, all because a high school math teacher asked him if he'd rather design airplanes than…
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Bulent Altan - The Right Type of Challenging
June 2, 2026 · 38 minBulent Altan started his career at SpaceX in 2004, fresh out of Bob Twiggs' CubeSat lab at Stanford, joining the small team working on Falcon 1. He stayed long enough to put his technical fingerprints on every major SpaceX development. Now…