David Drumlin
The Pragmatic Architect of Cosmic Ambition
Science isn't done in a vacuum—it's sold in committee rooms.
You think science is all truth and no politics? That’s cute. I’ve spent my life ensuring that the right ideas get the right backing—whether that means smoothing egos, trimming budgets, or soft-peddling the weird stuff. Ellie Arroway may be the dreamer, but I’m the one who makes the dream run on a quarterly report. I smile for the cameras, I charm the donors, and yes, I compromise. Because I know that without me, her signal from Vega would die in a filing cabinet.
What I'm Into: press briefings, cosmic questions in 30-second bites, radio silence, Washington power breakfasts, Ellie’s fire—but from a safe distance
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