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Ex-SpaceX Engineer Funds $25,000 Yearlong World Trip

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  • Brian Aggrey, a former SpaceX engineer, and wife Phoebe Novack quit jobs to fund a $25,000 travel year through July 31 2027.
  • They have traveled to Milan, the French countryside, Chamonix, and Paris, with Mexico City planned for fall.
  • Aggrey spent 14 years on Falcon 9 electronics, software and mechanics, building stock through allocations and bonuses.
  • In Mexico City, Aggrey will collaborate with sculptor Brian Thoreen on a water-crisis project.