Ask a Rocket Engineer with Tony Castilleja, Boeing

Ask a Rocket Engineer LIVE with Tony Castilleja, Boeing

Join us on Thursday, June 25 at 10 a.m. for Ask a Rocket Engineer LIVE with Tony Castilleja, Boeing Engineer, Space Launch System Rocket. The session is hosted by the Kansas Children's Discovery Center on Facebook with generous sponsorship from Bartlett & West. Tony will discuss his experiences as a rocket engineer and take your questions live!

Tony is a member of the Global Sales & Marketing Team for Human Spaceflight Systems at Boeing. Tony's focus areas include the Space Launch System for Deep Space Exploration, and the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for Low Earth Orbit. He serves as Campaign lead in the Launch Products & Services Market in support of Boeing Government and Commercial Customers. With more than 10 years in Aerospace, he has worked in areas of Propulsion Systems on the Space Shuttle program, Mission Control Support, Human Factors and Training Systems for Starliner, Affordability, Program Integration, Systems Engineering, and International Business support. He is an advocate for STEM Workforce development in the US and in Global campaigns, having achieved National Recognition from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and Great Minds in STEM. He holds a Master's and Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University where he serves as honorary staff in support of the DREAM: Achievement through Mentorship STEM Program he co-founded in 2007.