Sidney M. Gutierrez is the first U.S.-born Hispanic astronaut. He logged over 488 hours in space and is a veteran of two space flights. Gutierrez retired in 1994 from the Air Force after serving as a fighter pilot and test pilot, and as an astronaut and Space Shuttle mission commander with NASA. He joined Sandia National Laboratories, where he served in leadership positions. As a center director, he was responsible for introducing disruptive technologies into satellites, space payloads, and sensors.
In February 2015 he retired from Sandia to become the chairman of the Board and CEO of Rocket Crafters. He also serves or has served, on the New Mexico Space Center’s Governor’s Commission. He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Air Force Association, the U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates, and the Society of Space Explorers.
Gutierrez graduated from Valley High School in Albuquerque in 1969, the same year that NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins landed Apollo 11 on the Moon.
Gutierrez earned a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Academy in 1973. He became an astronaut in June 1985 and retired from the Air Force and NASA in 1994.
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