2min chapter

The Mark Divine Show cover image

Mystery and Revolution in Science (with Mark Fox)

The Mark Divine Show

CHAPTER

The Origins of the Space Engineer

"I grew up in the Air Cape Canaveral. My dad was a rocket scientist, he worked on the Air Force Titan motor," Mark O'Mara says. "My best friend was a nuclear physicist, and we were hanging drywall for $3.50 an hour" He went to work at Morton thigh call when nobody else would hire him because it paid $12.14 per hour. The company built solid rocket motors with chemical and salt; they still do today.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode