Astronaut, Lifeguard Pam Melroy has the best job in or out of this world -- literally. Pam is only the second woman to ever act as a spaceship commander. But getting to the top of the space program was anything but easy for this astronaut. Pam has invested years of intense physical and mental training to fulfill her childhood dream.
Jim Birdsell spends his work week hanging out at San Diego's Mission Beach. What could be better? Well, in Jim's opinion...nothing. His love of beach sports is what drove him to become a lifeguard. But it's not all fun in the sun. Jim must be constantly alert to everything happening around him -- a delayed reaction on his part could be deadly.
