Mullane, Mike
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About Colonel Mullane
Colonel 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. As a Weapon Systems Operator aboard RF-4C Phantom aircraft, he completed 134 combat missions in Vietnam. He holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and is also a graduate of the Air Force Flight Test Engineer School at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Mullane was selected as a Mission Specialist 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″ 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 an award-winning children’s book, Liftoff! An Astronaut’s Dream, and a popular space-fact book, Do Your Ears Pop In Space? Colonel Mullane’s memoir, Riding Rockets, The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut “Scribner, hardcover” is also available in book stores and Amazon.com. Mullane has also served as a host for Inside Space, a nationally syndicated cable television program of the 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 has thrilled tens of thousands of adults and a half-million children with his inspirational, motivational and humorous deions of the astronaut experience.
Countdown To Teamwork Overview
Countdown To Teamwork is a team-building /leadership program in which Colonel Mullane motivates the audience on their practice of these fundamentals of teamwork: guarding against a “normalization of deviance”, responsibility, trust, courageous self-leadership, and courageous team leadership. This program is applicable to all teams everywhere. It has thrilled and inspired personnel in sales, manufacturing, production, safety…in ALL areas of company operations. It has been cheered by managers and blue-collar workers, by union and non-union teams. It has been enjoyed by men and women from every corner of corporate America…from perfume sales teams to nuclear power plant safety teams; from insurance company teams to medical equipment manufacturers; from beverage producers to record label teams.
The Lighter Side of Spaceflight Overview
In his program, The Lighter Side of Spaceflight, Astronaut Mike Mullane will take the audience on a uniquely revealing, captivating and hilarious space journey. Using spectacular video and slides he will answer everybody’s space questions: What does a shuttle launch feel like?…How does an astronaut deal with the incredible fear of launch?…How do you sleep, bathe, eat, drink, etc.?….What do you see from space?…And, of course, he will answer the top two questions that astronauts are ever asked:
Number 1: How does the space toilet work? “When the audience hears how astronauts train to use the toilet they will be convulsed with laughter”…and…
Number 2: Have astronauts seen any UFOs or aliens?
The answers to these questions and many, many more are lavishly wrapped with inside, hilarious stories and supported with amazing video. The audience will not only be thoroughly entertained by The Lighter Side of Spaceflight, but will also feel privileged to have been given an insight into the astronaut experience that few people ever get to experience.
Courageous Self-Leadership
Mullane uses his life story to develop these points on self-leadership: self-leaders set very lofty goals, stay focused on what’s important, and constantly do their best at every task. Mullane develops this philosophy of self-leadership: “Success isn’t a destination. It’s a continuous life journey of working toward successively higher goals.”
Courageous Team Leadership
Again, Mullane uses aspects of his life story to develop this point…that truly courageous team leaders maximize the potential of their people through this leadership philosophy: “I want YOU, to be more successful than ME.
Testimonials
“You will be pleased to hear that your messages are reverberating around the hallways here. I don’t recall any other speaker who has created so much positive dialogue. Well done!”
– Chevron
“We have had management retreats for the past ten years and your presentation was the most successful one ever. Thank you very much for your words of wisdom which apply to every aspect of our business. The feedback from everyone was extremely positive!”
– Medtronic
“Thank you very, very much for providing a magnificent program for our group in Hawaii. You captivated the entire audience that morning. Everyone present took away something from your message.”
– Royal Neighbors of America Insurance Company
“Thanks for a great closing session for our leadership program!!…for helping create a rewarding and successful leadership experience for our people.”
– AT&T
“Thanks for the great presentation! Everyone was very impressed – and the sponsors were gratified. I would be happy to serve as a reference should the opportunity present itself.”
– Department of Defense
“Thank you for helping to make this the successful event it was! I thought you might be interested in the following feedback from the participants: “Speaker was dynamic, enthusiastic, humorous, and inspiring on leadership topic.”
– Alberta Government Event