![Ashley Landis FILE - Mason Ferlic wins the men's 5000-meter run during the USATF Golden Games athletics meet at Mount San Antonio College Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Walnut, Calif. Ferlic may someday boldly go where no steeplechaser has gone before — space. The 30-year-old with a master's in aerospace engineering from Michigan has aspirations to become an astronaut. For now, that plan remains a galaxy away. Ferlic's focus is on the track this week at the U.S. Olympic Trials as he tries to earn a spot at for Paris Games. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e792d9b3386a41f99090e26041a55a04/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Mason Ferlic wins the men's 5000-meter run during the USATF Golden Games athletics meet at Mount San Antonio College Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Walnut, Calif. Ferlic may someday boldly go where no steeplechaser has gone before — space. The 30-year-old with a master's in aerospace engineering from Michigan has aspirations to become an astronaut. For now, that plan remains a galaxy away. Ferlic's focus is on the track this week at the U.S. Olympic Trials as he tries to earn a spot at for Paris Games. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
![Matthias Schrader FILE - Mason Ferlic, of United States, clears the water jump during his heat of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. Ferlic may someday boldly go where no steeplechaser has gone before — space. The 30-year-old with a master's in aerospace engineering from Michigan has aspirations to become an astronaut. For now, that plan remains a galaxy away. Ferlic's focus is on the track this week at the U.S. Olympic Trials as he tries to earn a spot at for Paris Games.(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f030cc95363841dda24ecfd7ec72e969/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Mason Ferlic, of United States, clears the water jump during his heat of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. Ferlic may someday boldly go where no steeplechaser has gone before — space. The 30-year-old with a master's in aerospace engineering from Michigan has aspirations to become an astronaut. For now, that plan remains a galaxy away. Ferlic's focus is on the track this week at the U.S. Olympic Trials as he tries to earn a spot at for Paris Games.(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
![Ryan Kang FILE - Michigan's Mason Ferlic reacts after finishing first in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., Friday, June 10, 2016. Ferlic may someday boldly go where no steeplechaser has gone before — space. The 30-year-old with a master's in aerospace engineering from Michigan has aspirations to become an astronaut. For now, that plan remains a galaxy away. Ferlic's focus is on the track this week at the U.S. Olympic Trials as he tries to earn a spot at for Paris Games.(AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/670211b27e51427c86d5e9a4ea0b2e64/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Michigan's Mason Ferlic reacts after finishing first in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., Friday, June 10, 2016. Ferlic may someday boldly go where no steeplechaser has gone before — space. The 30-year-old with a master's in aerospace engineering from Michigan has aspirations to become an astronaut. For now, that plan remains a galaxy away. Ferlic's focus is on the track this week at the U.S. Olympic Trials as he tries to earn a spot at for Paris Games.(AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)