Mullane, R. Mike.     frey50        <br/><br/>
Riding rockets :  the outrageous tales of a space shuttle astronaut / 
Mike Mullane. 
 - New York :  Scribner,  c2006. 
 - ix, 368 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> In 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, 29 men and six women, were introduced to the world. USAF Colonel Mike Mullane was a member of this astronaut class, and this is his story. Mullane strips the heroic veneer from the astronaut corps and paints them as they are--human, with tales of military flyboys, feminist pioneers and post-doc scientists. He portrays every aspect of the astronaut experience, and is brutally honest in his criticism of a NASA leadership whose bungling would precipitate the Challenger disaster.--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0743276825 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780743276825 (hardcover)  52600 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005056123 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Mullane, R. Mike.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronauts--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL789.85.M86  / A3 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.450092  B