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Career Hall of Fame

Joseph Bussenger

Test and Launch Engineer, Relativity Space

Bio

Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2018

Joe started as the lead engineer for recovery and landing operations, and he is now manager of offshore and landing operations engineering. Recovery, refurbishment, and reuse of orbital rocket boosters are critical to SpaceX’s goal of reducing the cost of access to space and ultimately enabling humans to live on other planets.

Joe was featured in Florida Tech’s 60<supthAnniversary special edition book, “60 for 60: Celebrating Sixty Years of Alumni at Florida Institute of Technology.”

My "60 for 60" book entry

Education

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2013

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