Mike Mullane, Astronaut
Countdown to a Dream

Astronaut Mullane was born September 10, 1945, in Wichita Falls, Texas but spent much of his youth in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he currently resides. Upon his graduation from West point in 1967, he was commissioned in the United States Air Force. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Flight Test Engineer School at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Mullane was selected as a Mission Specialist Astronaut in 1978 in the first group of Space Shuttle Astronauts. He completed three space missions and logged 356 hours in space aboard the Shuttles Discovery (STS-41D) and Atlantis (STS-27 & STS-36) before retiring from NASA and the Air Force in 1990.

Mullane has been inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame and is the recipient of many awards, including the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, Legion of Merit and the NASA Space Flight Medal.

Since his retirement from NASA, Colonel Mullane has written and published a major, hardcover novel: Red Sky - A Novel of Love, Space & War, and a children's book: Liftoff! An Astronaut's Dream. He has also produced and marketed a video: The Ten Thousand Night Dream, that uniquely documents the human drama associated with spaceflight. Colonel Mullane has also served as a host for Inside Space, a nationally syndicated cable television program of USA Network. His wonderfully entertaining presentations of Stories From Space have been eagerly solicited by organizations of all kinds - from Fortune 500 companies to professional associations; from societies to schools and universities.

As a professional speaker, Colonel Mullane travels extensively and has thrilled tens of thousands of people across the country with his gripping, vivid and hilarious descriptions of the Astronaut experience. His presentations will be geared to specific school age groups.

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