Kevin-Christian Garzon Galindo consistently pursued his dream of flying. He studied Transport Engineering and spent a lot of time in the flight simulator.

He describes the theoretical basis as really great and useful: "We got an excellent insight into the aviation system. The support was phenomenal. But we were also expected to knuckle down." He only realized later what practical skills he lacked. When his first application for a mandatory internship was rejected, he asked for the reasons. When he was told that they were looking for people with more digital skills, he learned how to write code. Kevin-Christian Garzon Galindo spent a year at Delft University of Technology on an Erasmus program. This is where he acquired the knowledge in mechanical engineering that he still lacked in aerospace engineering.

Today, he is an enthusiastic researcher and works at NASA on the future of aerospace. He is conducting research on a new airspace management system in the stratosphere, at an altitude of 18 to 20 km.

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