Mike Mullane

Richard M. Mullane
NASA Astronaut
Nationality	American
Status	Retired
Born	(1945-09-10) September 10, 1945 (age 71) Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Other names	Richard Michael Mullane
Other occupation	Weapon systems officer
Alma mater	USMA, B.S. 1967 AFIT, M.S. 1975
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	14d 20h 20m
Selection	1978 NASA Group 8
Missions	STS-41-D, STS-27, STS-36
Mission insignia

Richard Michael "Mike" Mullane (born September 10, 1945) is an engineer, a retired USAF officer and a former NASA astronaut, flying on three Space Shuttle missions.

Mullane was born September 10, 1945, in Wichita Falls, Texas, but considers Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be his hometown. He was a Second Class Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from St. Pius X High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1963, then received a Bachelor of Science degree in Military Engineering from the United States Military Academy in 1967 and was awarded a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1975. He is a member of the Air Force Association.

Mullane, an Air Force Colonel, was graduated from West Point in 1967. He completed 134 combat missions as an RF-4C weapon system operator while stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam, from January to November 1969. He subsequently served a 4-year tour of duty, in England. In July 1976, upon completing the USAF Flight Test Engineer Course at Edwards Air Force Base, California, he was assigned as a flight test weapon system operator to the 3246th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.