Humanities’ unrelenting ambition for discovery and innovation has driven an awe-inspiring pattern of realizing seemingly fictional ideas in the presence of seemingly impossible odds. This phenomenon has occurred repeatedly in the last few centuries, giving way to technologies that have permitted exploration far beyond anything envisioned by even the most imaginative of our predecessors. In the wake of this progress is the growing realization that an “impossible” problem is merely one for which we haven’t yet engineered a solution for. In light of this, it’s only logical that we lean into the abundance of opportunities for technological innovation that are inherent in space exploration, particularly since history has demonstrated that new technologies generally have far-reaching benefits well beyond the scope of their original purpose. That is, the societal economic and cultural growth potential of space technology market expansion should not be underestimated, and thus our investment in the cause as a species is not only a luxury but also a developmental imperative. This perspective is the logical basis reinforcing my passions for engineering and rocketry, which collectively motivated me to obtain my master’s in aerospace engineering from UM and continues to drive me to pursue a career in rocket propulsion.