I was told I couldn't direct planes because I was a woman. I ended up a mission planner for the world's most powerful space telescope, the James Webb, instead.

Kari Bosley became the lead mission planner for the James Webb Space Telescope despite the hurdles that stood in her way.

https://www.businessinsider.com/mom-revives-her-career-mission-planner-james-webb-space-telescope-2023-9