The rocket scientist is a different kind of hero. He or she makes space travel possible.
Rocket scientists however can have problems just like anyone else.
A Washington rocket scientist tells about a launch that was postponed many many times.
Finally everything seemed ripe. Mechanical failures had been repaired, the weather was good, the scientists had planned that part of the rocket would fall into the ocean after the launch.
All ships and boats within many kilometers of the danger area had been warned.
But in the last few seconds, a small boat entered the area. Once again the launch was postponed.
When the work goes well, most rocket scientists enjoy their jobs.
One scientist said as a child I love to build rockets. Now I am grown, I still love to build rockets and now I get paid for it.
