John Rogers:  

After graduating from Estancia, I went to Orange Coast College and followed their Commercial Pilot program. I finished my Private Pilots license and worked on my Commercial and Instrument ratings. Still worked at Edwards Theatres while I was in school. After OCC, I transfered up to San Jose State University and finished off a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautics. I got a job with Lockheed Martin flying and deploying military satellites on the Space Shuttle. Very interesting and fun until the Challenger accident. I was on console in the mission control room when the Challenger accident occurred. I had been in Houston and meet with the crew just weeks before the accident. In 1994 I moved out to Colorado to help launch and operate a new military satellite program. I was promoted a number of times and took on additional responsibilities. At the end of my career, I was a Department Manager and a Lockheed Site Manager over seeing a number of programs. I led a team of about 150 engineers who helped the Air Force launch and operate a variety of military sa...Expand for more