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Mike Mullane

One of NASA’s Original Shuttle Astronauts and Author

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Biography

Mullane conveys the riveting human drama of the space-flight chapter of American history, highlights the value of teamwork and ingenuity, and stresses the individual's responsibility to stay vocal in maintaining team safety in dangerous and hazardous environments. After retirement from NASA, Mike published two books: Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut and his fictional story, Red Sky—A Novel of Love, Space & War. He has hosted Inside Space, a nationally syndicated cable program on the USA Network. Always challenging expectations, in September 2012, after three days of climbing on snow and glaciers, Mullane summited Mt. Rainier at the age of 67. The climb represented his perspective on goal setting, tenacity in the face of obstacles, and pushing individual and team limits. Mullane believes that in every personal and professional metric, we are capable of achieving far beyond what we might imagine, and we discover those limits through self-challenge and staying focused on the goal even in the face of significant adversity, much like he experienced throughout his ground-breaking career at NASA.

Speech Topics

  • The Lighter Side of Spaceflight

    This program 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.

  • Countdown to Safety

    Astronaut Mike Mullane delivers a powerful message on the individual's role in keeping themselves and their teams safe in hazardous environments. Mullane introduces this subject with a recount of his own near-death experience in a fighter jet, when he failed to speak up about an unsafe situation. The messages delivered in "Countdown to Safety" are reinforced with rarely seen NASA video and slides. The program is hard-hitting and fast-paced. It is certain to open the eyes of every viewer to their individual criticality to team safety.

  • Countdown to Teamwork

    In this program, Astronaut Mullane delivers a hard-hitting, substantive teamwork and leadership program, that is also wonderfully entertaining.

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Fee Range: $18,500–$25,000
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Jack Becker

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Fee Range: $7,000–$15,000
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José M. Hernández

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John B. Herrington

John B. Herrington

John B. Herrington, is the first member of a federally recognized tribe (Chickasaw) to travel to space. He is a Distinguished Naval Graduate from Aviation Officer Candidate School, awarded Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, NASA Spaceflight Medal, Navy Commendation Medal and various other service awards. He is the recipient of two honorary Doctorates of Science. One from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and the other from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.


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