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In his 17-year career as an astronaut, Jerry Ross holds the unique distinctions of making seven trips into space, and conducting nine spacewalks. He is also a Mechanical Engineer, getting his bachelors and masters at Purdue. Even as a child in Crown Point, Indiana, he knew that he was going to attend Purdue, become an engineer, and work for the space program.

Purdue is known as the "Cradle of Astronauts," having sent 23 of its graduates into space. Alumni include the first person on the moon (Neil Armstrong), the most recent person on the moon (Gene Cernan), and Scott Tingle, who launched to the International Space Station in December 2017. Purdue's Zucrow Labs is also responsible for developing much of the rocket engine technology to send those vehicles into space.

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