A Tribute to American Heroes ~
Commerce Signals Leadership
Speaker Series & Executive Dinner
Commerce Signals and TransUnion invite you to join us for an unforgettable evening featuring Former NASA Astronaut, NY Times Bestselling Author; Media & TV Personality;
Columbia University Professor Mike Massimino
Mike Massimino, a former NASA Astronaut, a New York Times bestselling author, a Columbia University engineering professor, an advisor at The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, and a television personality, will join us for personal tour of The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, followed by The Ad Council’s Annual dinner. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Pauli.
Mike Massimino
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Pier 86, W 46th Street and 12th Avenue New York, NY Directions
- 3:30pm – 5:30pm – The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Private tour of Space Shuttle with NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino - 6:00pm – 9:00 pm – Ad Council Gala Awards Dinner
After working as an engineer at IBM, NASA, and McDonnell Douglas Aerospace and at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Mike was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996. He was the first person to tweet from space, holds the team record for the most spacewalking time on a single space shuttle mission, and was the last person to work inside of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Mike has written several books, Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe, Spaceman: The True Story of a Young Boy’s Journey to Becoming an Astronaut, and his new book, Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible, in which he distills stories and insights from NASA into an actionable guide to accomplish your goals.
He is a recipient of 2 NASA Space Flight Medals, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, as well as many other awards, and has made numerous television appearances and movie cameos, including a recurring role as himself on the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory, as well as being featured in National Geographic Television’s One Strange Rock, the Netflix series Worn Stories, and in the IMAX movie Hubble 3D. He has been called the real-life astronaut who inspired George Clooney’s role in the movie “Gravity” and is a frequent guest on morning shows and late-night television.