Juan García, the 22-year-old Spanish ‘brain’ signed by NASA: “Not only do they want a very good technical profile, they value character and knowing how to work as a team”

2023-10-27 12:22:08

This Jan aerospace engineer works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California developing software that simulates space missions: “When I applied to NASA, I thought it was crazy that they would catch me”

Self-portrait of Juan García Bonilla next to a replica of the Martian rover Perseverance, at JPL.JGB

Updated Friday, October 27, 2023 – 12:22

He had to do 11 interviews but in exchange he got the job of his dreams. And at only 22 years old. NASA has signed Juan García Bonilla (Linares, Jan, 2000), a very young and persevering aerospace engineer who landed a month and a half ago

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