“Drawn to Japanese Culture,” “Real Hardware”: Why Two American Engineers Chose ElevationSpace

Cody, who has worked in Japan since graduating from university, and Calvin, who came to Japan after building a career at NASA, are now both thriving at ElevationSpace, a Japanese company developing atmospheric re-entry spacecraft. We asked them why they chose Japan, what their work at ElevationSpace actually looks like, and what they hope for going forward.