Jim Wetherbee
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On this edition, we’ve found space for one of our country’s most decorated space heroes.
Jim Wetherbee is a former naval officer, aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut. Perhaps most impressive is his distinction as a veteran of six space shuttle missions and the only American to have commanded five space flight missions.
Wetherbee shares his own history with host Kraig Kann and they discuss a childhood that led him to Notre Dame, the U.S. Navy and then onto NASA. What’s it like to climb in a craft bound for outer space? What’s the rush? What are the…
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