Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Mullane

Richard Michael "Mike"

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  10.09.1945
Birthplace:  Wichita Falls, Texas
Marital status:  married
Children:  three
Selection date:  16.01.1978
Selection group:  NASA-8
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 01.08.1990

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-41D Discovery  MS  30.08. - 05.09.1984 6d 00h 57m 
2  STS-27 Atlantis  MS  02.12. - 06.12.1988 4d 09h 05m 
3  STS-36 Atlantis  MS  28.02. - 04.03.1990 4d 10h 18m 
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Total  14d 20h 20m 
       

Additional information

Bachelor of science in military engineering from U.S. Military Academy, 1967; master of science in aeronautical engineering from Air Force Institute of Technology, 1975; Colonel USAF, Ret.; flew 150 combat missions in Vietnam; flight test engineer; hobbies: skiing, backpacking, running; later with U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville and self employed author in Albuquerque.

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