Riding rockets : the outrageous tales of a space shuttle astronaut

Review

This is a very funny and really interesting look at what it was like to be a NASA space shuttle astronaut.  Told by a man who admittedly suffers from "arrested development" and who happens to be in the first group to include females (Sally Ride was in this group), Mike Mullane recounts his experience with honesty, humor, and hubris (mixed with a bit of humility, too), giving us a behind the scenes look at this glamorous yet dangerous job.