"If you're not looking toward the future or trying to improve the current technology, you'll be left ..." — Gwynne Shotwell

You can't be on the cusp of innovation and at the forefront of technology if you're wearing blinders. If you don't have an exploration program where you're exploring your world here on Earth, underwater, and in space, then you're wearing blinders and handicapping yourself.

I left Aerospace because I wanted to go build, and put spacecraft together.

The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for. If you love cars, then automotive is where you should end up.