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Space is Hard

June 12, 2021 By Mike Mullane

The recent announcements that Sir Richard Branson will fly the first passenger mission aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and Jeff Bezos will fly the first manned Blue Origin mission sent me spinning back to 1985.  Christa McAuliffe had been assigned to a space shuttle mission as the first teacher in space.  Other than the […]

Category: Blog by Astronaut Mike Mullane, Blue Origin, Elon Musk space flight, Jeff Bezos space mission, Richard Branson space flight, Riding Rockets, The outrageous tales of a space shuttle astronaut., Space Tourism, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic Tagged With: Blue Origin, Elon Musk space flight, Jeff Bezos space flight, Richard Branson space flight, space tourism, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic

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Astronaut Mike Mullane as a teenager with a homemade rocket, circa 1960

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Astronaut Mike Mullane boarding an RF-4C Phantom reconnaissance jet in Vietnam, 1969

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Astronaut Mike Mullane in the crew van on way to the launch of STS-36

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Mike in the cockpit of Atlantis on STS-27

Astronaut Mike Mullane in the cockpit of Atlantis on STS-27

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Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut

Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut

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Do Your Ears Pop in Space? And 500 Other Surprising Questions About Space Travel

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  • Biography
  • Speaking Programs
    • Countdown to Teamwork/Leadership/Safety
    • The Lighter Side of Spaceflight
  • Testimonials
    • Testimonials: Sales Meeting Program
    • Testimonials: Countdown to Safety Program
    • Testimonials: Countdown to Teamwork Program
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  • Astroblog
  • Contact