With a resume that includes Harvard University, followed by MIT, Followed by Harvard again, followed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and capped off with 847 hours in space as a NASA astronaut, Jay Apt’s story is one of epic accomplishment. Dr. Apt has flown on four Space Shuttle missions, performed two space walks and has been to the Russian space station Mir. He is also the recipient of NASA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal. But his roots lay just barely above the earth with the rest of us in general aviation. Jay is a pilot and aircraft owner with 6,000 hours of experience in more than 25 types of aircraft, sailplanes, and human-powered aircraft. He has flown single-engine aircraft to Greenland, Iceland, Europe, Alaska, and Central America. As an award-winning photographer, he has shared his images and knowledge of the Earth ...