According to astronaut Jack Fischer's father, "as soon as you could walk, you could work on the construction site." And that's just about what Jack did.

How do you go from being a dishwasher to a U2 pilot? Find out in this edition of My Path.

Before becoming an astronaut Robert Curbeam was a naval aviator. Learn about his path here.

Air Force General John Hyten tells us how he came to be one of our nations top military leaders.

Joe Wilding was the co-founder of Boom Supersonic. Learn about his path, and the future of supersonic flight.

Learn how Alex Blake, an Analysis and Test Engineer at Wing was inspired by one of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and went on to become an engineer at Wing.

Danielle Richey says "Everybody experiences failure but it's how you deal with it that really makes a difference." Hear Richey talk about her career, which includes working on the Orion spacecraft.

What was it like to fly in the SR-71 Blackbird? Hear first hand from Walter Watson, the only African American to fly in the Blackbird program.

Learn about National Air and Space Museum Deputy Director Chris Browne's path through naval aviation.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to fly with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds? Do you know how someone becomes a Thunderbird? Find out from Major Jason Markzon of the Thunderbirs!

Perceive, prepare, perform and persevere. The lessons Col. Charles McGee learned as a Tuskegee Airman and applied to the rest of his life.

Do you have what it takes to fly through the eye of a massive hurricane? Find out by learning about First Lt. Garrett Black, a member of the USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.

Walter Watson was the first and only African-American to qualify as a crewmember in the SR-71. Hear from this amazing aviator.

Astronaut Shane Kimbrough reflects on lessons learned on the athletic field & working in space.

Join STEM in 30 as we trace the family tree of the airplane from that first flight on December 17, 1903, to today.

Because of the events of WWI, airplane technology developed rapidly. Learn how airplanes changed in this short time, how other technology advanced, and how airplanes were used throughout WWI.

This course is a graduate reading seminar, in which historical and contemporary studies are used to explore the interaction of technology with social and political values. Emphasis is on how technological devices, structures, and systems influence the organization of society and the behavior of its members. Examples are drawn from the technologies of war, transportation, communication, production, and reproduction.

Do you know how important GIS is to the transportation industry? The spatial applications to this field are so extensive that they represent an entire sub-discipline within the GIS community. In this course, we'll learn about the primary modes of transportation and explore some of the spatial applications developed to meet the unique needs of each. We'll also take a close look at some key organizations in the industry and learn firsthand from more than a dozen transportation professionals about the role GIS plays for them. Throughout the course, we'll study GIS concepts and techniques that are fundamental to transportation and get hands-on experience with tools such as Esri's Network Analyst and Esri's Roads and Highways.

The airplanes unit begins with a lesson on how airplanes create lift, which involves a discussion of air pressure and how wings use Bernoulli's principle to change air pressure. Next, students explore the other three forces acting on airplanes thrust, weight and drag. Following these lessons, students learn how airplanes are controlled and use paper airplanes to demonstrate these principles. The final lessons addresses societal and technological impacts that airplanes have had on our world. Students learn about different kinds of airplanes and then design and build their own balsa wood airplanes based on what they have learned.