Mike Massimino

Michael James Massimino[3] /ˌmæsɪˈmiːnoʊ/ (born August 19, 1962)[4] is an American professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and a former NASA astronaut. He is the senior advisor of space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

Massimino was born August 19, 1962 in Oceanside, New York, and raised in Franklin Square, New York,[5] both on Long Island. He graduated from H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School in Franklin Square, New York in 1980.[6] He went on to attend Columbia University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering in 1984. He then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating with a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Science degree in Technology and Public Policy in 1988.[7] He continued his education at MIT, earning a Degree of Mechanical Engineer in 1990 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in mechanical engineering in 1992