Dr. Yvonne Darlene Cagle is an Aerospace Surgeon, astronaut, entrepreneur and consulting professor for Stanford University’s department of cardiovascular medicine and its department of electrical engineering, who was recently honor at Expo in Dubai. In addition, Dr. Cagle also has served as a certified senior aviation medical examiner for the FAA and a qualified advanced cardiac life support instructor. Dr.... read full bio
Winston Scott is a former NASA Astronaut and a retired U.S. Navy captain. He graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music and a Master of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Upon graduating from Florida State, Scott entered Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School. Upon finishing school he became a Naval Aviator where he served as... read full bio
Tim Peake is a British Army Air Corps office, a European Space Agency astronaut and a former International Space Station crew member. He was born in Chichester, West Sussex, England, and attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Peake served commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps before going on... read full bio
Astronaut Terry Virts is an American hero. Spending more than 200 days in space at the International Space Station (ISS), Virts served in one of the most demanding roles in the world. He is one of only four astronauts in history to pilot the NASA space shuttle, fly on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, become Commander of the International Space Station... read full bio
Story Musgrave was born in 1935 on a dairy farm in Stockbridge, MA. Story never finished school, ran off to Korea with the U.S. Marines where he became an aircraft electrician and an engine mechanic. He started flying with the Marines and over the next 55 years accumulated 18,000 hours flying over 160 aircrafts. Musgrave has seven graduate degrees in... read full bio
It was a lifelong dream for Sid to become an astronaut and it became a reality in June of 1985. As an astronaut Sid became the first Hispanic to both pilot and command the Space Shuttle on STS-40 and STS-59. As pilot on STS-40 the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) mission, he helped perform experiments, which explored how humans, animals and... read full bio
Shannon Walker is an American physicist and a NASA astronaut who has previously been onboard the Soyuz TMA-19 where she spent over 163 days in space. Walker was born in Houston, Texas, and she has earned her B.A. in Physics from Rice University. She went on to begin her career working with the Rockwell Space Operations Company at the Johnson... read full bio
Dr. Scott Parazynski is an expert in leadership under adversity, and deriving the very best from multidisiplinary teams. He has spoken all over the world about the rigors, risks and rewards of exploration in extreme environments, deriving important lessons in teamwork, risk management and innovation under the most demanding circumstances, on or off the planet. Your audience will be left... read full bio
Ron Garan is not only an astronaut he is also a highly decorated Fighter Pilot, Social Entrepreneur and Humanitarian. Garan has spent 178 days in space and completed 4 space walks. Ron also possesses an impressive social media following (over 3.5 million) and is included on Google Plus' ""Top 25 Followed"" and Kred's ""Top 1% Influencer"" lists. Ron has been... read full bio
Philip Cary Plait (known as The Bad Astronomer), is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer, and science blogger. Plait has written two books, ‘Bad Astronomy’, and ‘Death from the Skies’. Plait has worked for the Hubble Space Telescope Team, did public outreach advocacy for NASA, appeared in science documentaries, was the President of the James Randi Educational Foundation for a short... read full bio
As a retired NASA astronaut, American biochemistry researcher, and former NASA Chief Astronaut, Peggy Whitson has achieved a great deal in her life. Whitson has a strong academic background and holds a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice University as well as a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from Iowa Wesleyan College. Whitson obtained useful experience at the Johnson Space... read full bio
Mike Massimino is an American professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and is a former NASA astronaut who was also previously the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Massimino was born in Oceanside, New York, and he earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University before going on to earn his... read full bio
K. Megan McArthur is an American oceanographer, engineer, astronaut, scientist and explorer who has worked for NASA. McArthur was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in Northern California. While growing up, McArthur knew she wanted to be an astronaut and went on to earn her B.S. in aerospace engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles before later being... read full bio
As the first citizen of an independent African nation to visit space, Mark Shuttleworth is a South African businessman. He established Canonical Ltd. and is responsible for steering the Ubuntu operating system. He founded numerous businesses, including the Shuttleworth Foundation and HBD Venture Capital. He rose to notoriety when he participated in an expedition that was entirely self-funded as a... read full bio
Captain Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau CC, CD, PhD, FCASI was the first Canadian in space. He has taken part in three flights aboard NASA Space shuttles. He was the president of the Canadian Space Agency until he entered politics as the Liberal candidate in Vaudreuil-Soulanges for the 2006 federal election. In 2003 Garneau was installed as the ninth Chancellor... read full bio
Leland Melvin is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. He studied at the University of Richmond on a football scholarship and graduated with a Bachelors in Chemistry. From there, he went on to earn his M.S. degree in Materials Science Engineering from the University of Virginia. Melvin started his career with NASA in the Nondestructive Evaluation Sciences Branch.... read full bio
Katya Echazarreta is a Mexican American who, despite the language barrier, took her science career to incredible heights – literally. It was because of her mother, who inspired a lot of great work ethic throughout her childhood, that she found a reason to follow her passions. Katya also saw that there was a lack of women in the STEM fields.... read full bio
Former NASA astronaut, Jose Hernandez was recently honored with the USHLI National Hispanic Hero Award. Growing up in both California and Mexico, he spent his childhood working alongside his family throughout the fields of the central valley, not learning English until he was twelve. Following his high school graduation, he majored in electrical engineering, moving on to UCSB, where he... read full bio
Guion Bluford is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Prior to joining NASA, he served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he stayed and eventually attained the rank of colonel. He participated I n four Space Shuttle missions. After the Cuban astronaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, he was the second person of... read full bio
Borman received a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. He completed the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. In addition to many honorary degrees, special honors and service decorations, he is the recipient of the Harmon International Aviation Trophy, the Robert J. Collier Trophy and the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal, and the Congressional Space... read full bio
