<p>Col. Mike Goode will be on the next shuttle in August. Mike is a Strike Eagle WSO, who has been with NASA since 97, and this will be his first time in space. Mike was a ROTC grad from Notre Dame @85. He graduated from test school at Edwards in 93-94 time period.</p>
<p>My point here is that as you can figure out, you weren’t even born yet when he started this process…it is a very long process to get there. Keep the faith, but enjoy today. </p>
<p>Do everything possible to get there, the first is being a great Pilot or WSO. Go to test school, and shine there to get command support for NASA. I am sure his engineering degree helped (his was an EE), but that degree didn’t make him a great WSO, it was how he handled the stick that helped him achieve the goal.</p>