mission:60s featured guest

Mark Pestana is an aerospace consultant and instructor research pilot at the University of Southern California. He is an internationally award-winning artist, with paintings in corporate, government, and private collections. He served in the US Air Force and NASA as a pilot and crew operations engineer, and logged over 5000 hours in over 30 aircraft types. Mark served as an operations engineer in the NASA Astronaut Office, working in Russia developing the International Space Station. Memberships include the American Society of Aviation Artists, the International Association of Astronomical Artists, and the US Air Force Art Program. We're excited to welcome Mark to MISSION:60s