Patrick Mullane
My father could have died, should NASA have told us? Did they know enough to tell us?
An odd set of circumstances leads to questions about a space shuttle's safe return.
Author of the Father, Son, and Holy Shuttle: Growing Up an Astronaut's Kid in the Glorious 80s
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Patrick Mullane
- Jul 25, 2021
- 5 min
Why Space Exploration Matters - And It's Not (Only) About the Technology
Source: Blue Origin/Reuters Leaving aside the debates of what defines “space” and “astronaut,” there can be no denying that we are living...
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Patrick Mullane
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
SpaceX, The Everyday Astronaut, and the Joy of Failure
One of the things I love about our new age of space exploration is the vigor with which those who are embarking on that exploration – and...
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Patrick Mullane
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
Space Hipsters, the internet, and faith in humanity
I can’t recall when I learned about the Facebook group called Space Hipsters. But as the son of an aviator and astronaut and a former Air...
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Patrick Mullane
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
Is curiosity dead?
The lack of curiosity among so many isn't just sad, it's dangerous. In my memoir, The Father, Son, and Holy Shuttle: Growing Up an...
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Patrick Mullane
- Sep 19, 2020
- 4 min
C'mon Hollywood! Five sci-fi pet peeves ...
By Patrick Mullane, Author of The Father, Son, and Holy Shuttle: Growing up an Astronaut's Kid in the Glorious 80s, a humorous...
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Patrick Mullane
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
SpaceX - Only in America
By Patrick Mullane, Author of The Father, Son, and Holy Shuttle: Growing up an Astronaut's Kid in the Glorious 80s, a humorous...
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Patrick Mullane
- Aug 3, 2020
- 4 min
The half-brother I never knew...
Note: I wrote this blog about six weeks ago. I never published it because I worried it would be a spoiler for those who hadn't read my...
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Patrick Mullane
- Jul 4, 2020
- 5 min
The U.S. space program isn't just for Americans - the British are coming!
The British seem to have adopted the American space program ... and I'm glad for it.
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Patrick Mullane
- Jun 25, 2020
- 3 min
Why are astronauts weightless? If you think it's because there's no gravity, you're wrong.
Most people think astronauts float because there's "no gravity." That's incorrect. The explanation is actually more fascinating.
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Patrick Mullane
- Jun 17, 2020
- 6 min
Think your class reunion is intimidating? Try one where everybody is an astronaut.
The following is an article written by my father, Astronaut Mike Mullane in January of 2018. With his permission, I'm sharing it here....
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Patrick Mullane
- Jun 3, 2020
- 4 min
GPS - The accidental invention
GPS has a surprising history borne of a hunch and the need to know where a submarine was.
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Patrick Mullane
- Jun 2, 2020
- 5 min
Space Camp: a small but wonderful hope
When I was in college, I secured a job as a camp counselor at United States Space Camp at the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.
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Patrick Mullane
- Jun 1, 2020
- 4 min
A couple of reasons I envy the families of the Space X crew
The launch of Dragon. Photo Credit: AP Space X launch with humans on board shows that some things never change, and some things really...
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Patrick Mullane
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Interviewing for a job? Do these four things to set yourself apart
So, how do you stand out from the crowd while going through the application and interview process? It’s not a complicated path.
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Patrick Mullane
- May 14, 2020
- 7 min
What do the Eagles (the band), George Lucas, and Apollo 13 have to do with each other?
The story of the Eagles band can be tied to that of the American space program.
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Patrick Mullane
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
Why I wrote my coming-of-age book ...
According to a survey referenced in The New York Times, 82% of Americans think they "have a book in them." I guess I'm one of them.
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