About Mike
Mike Mullane is a retired astronaut and professional speaker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born in 1945 in Wichita Falls, Texas, he graduated from West Point in 1967 and served as a Weapon Systems Operator in the US Air Force, completing 134 combat missions in Vietnam. Selected as a Space Shuttle Mission Specialist in 1978, he flew three missions aboard the Space Shuttles Discovery (STS-41D) and Atlantis (STS-27 and STS-36) before retiring from NASA and the Air Force in 1990.
Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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ScientistSpeakerMilitary and Security ExpertMotivationalAuthorLeadershipOrganizational CultureRisk ManagementSafetySpace Exploration
Known for
- Space Shuttle astronaut - three missions on Discovery and Atlantis
- Professional speaker on teamwork, leadership and safety
- Author of space-related books including 'Riding Rockets' memoir
- Vietnam War combat veteran - RF-4C Phantom pilot
- Mountain climber
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