FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A NASA Astronaut visits Fort Wayne today. 

Col. Jerry Ross has flown seven Space Shuttle missions and and walked in space to assemble the International Space station.

Ross spent part of the afternoon meeting with students. Tonight he'll speak at IPFW.

He'll talk about his book Spacewalker, about his journey in space and his religious faith. The event gets starts at 7:00 p.m., in the Science Building.

He'll join the Pat Miller Program this afternoon just after 3:00 p.m.  For more info, click here.