Dr. James Reilly, Retired astronaut, NASA

For former astronaut Dr. James Reilly, it all began here.

"We live in an incredibly complex technological world.

"To be competitive, we have to meet the challenges of the 21st Century in math, science and engineering.

"What got us to the moon, took us to space and will take future astronauts to put the first steps in the red dust of Mars, begins with a quality education.

"Begin your journey into the 21st Century at a Dallas Community College."

(also see Dr. Reilly's NASA bio online at http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/reilly.html ) (less info)