rocket scientist
noun
: a person who designs or builds rockets
also
: an unusually smart person
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the instructions.
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The season 49 cast features a rocket scientist, an airport ramp agent, a career coach and a political comms director, among others.
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Joining the rocket scientist on the beach is a political comms director, an airport ramp agent, a wellness specialist, and a former TV news reporter.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The other women included Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist and CEO of STEMBoard Aisha Bowe and Kerianne Flynn, a film producer.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Here's a look: Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist, CEO of engineering firm STEMBoard and founder of LINGO, which teaches students technology skills.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In one infamous case, Chinese rocket scientist Qian Xuesen was arrested, harassed, ordered deported and prevented from leaving over five years from 1950 to 1955.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 19 June 2025
Aisha Bowe is a former NASA rocket scientist with degrees in aerospace and space systems engineering.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Other crew members include former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
The stars, part of a six-woman, all-female cadre, rocketed off alongside former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Joining the rocket scientist on the beach is a political comms director, an airport ramp agent, a wellness specialist, and a former TV news reporter.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The other women included Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist and CEO of STEMBoard Aisha Bowe and Kerianne Flynn, a film producer.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Here's a look: Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist, CEO of engineering firm STEMBoard and founder of LINGO, which teaches students technology skills.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In one infamous case, Chinese rocket scientist Qian Xuesen was arrested, harassed, ordered deported and prevented from leaving over five years from 1950 to 1955.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 19 June 2025
Aisha Bowe is a former NASA rocket scientist with degrees in aerospace and space systems engineering.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Other crew members include former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
The stars, part of a six-woman, all-female cadre, rocketed off alongside former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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