Mike is a full-time aerospace photojournalist covering U.S. space programs and military/civilian aviation, with a focus on rocket launch and air-to-air flying photography. At AmericaSpace he takes that talent and applies it to make its video and imagery beyond excellent.

Over the years his assignments have brought him onboard NASA’s space shuttles, in clean rooms with spacecraft destined for other worlds, front row for launches of historic missions and on numerous civilian and military flight assignments, such as intercepting the solar eclipse on Aug 21, 2017.

When not working, the California-native enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, storm chasing, producing time-lapses and shooting landscape and night sky imagery. And flying of course…