Juan Hernandez’s path into SpaceX began in 2015 through a routine job referral rather than a calculated career move. Working as a contract welder, he stepped into rocket fabrication without much sense of where it might lead, treating it as steady employment rather than a long-term trajectory. The work involved physically demanding tasks on production lines, shaping and assembling components tied to rocket systems, with responsibilities that expanded gradually over time.
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