rocket scientist

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The league has even employed pilots, air traffic controllers, and a rocket scientist.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Also on board are former Nasa rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

Albini, raised in Missoula, Mont., was the son of a rocket scientist father and inherited his engineer’s meticulousness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that most of what goes up must come down—in this case as showers of fiery debris pumping more metals into the stratosphere.

From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023

I yelped, just to get Uncle Tony back for the rocket scientist burn.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds