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As a child, Collins was shy and needed speech therapy for her stutter. She joined the Girl Scouts. She expressed an early interest in becoming a pilot, subscribing to Air Force Magazine and reading books about World War II-era military aviators such as Fate Is the Hunter and God Is My Co-Pilot.
Collins’s love of airplanes and flying began as a child. At age 19 she saved money earned from part-time jobs and began taking flying lessons. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Syracuse (New York) University in 1978.
Oct 4, 2003 · However, she was inspired while she was a child by the Mercury astronauts, and by the time she was in high school and college, new opportunities were opening up for women in aviation. “My timing was really great,” she said.
Eileen Collins was the first woman pilot of a Space Shuttle! Lt. Colonel Eileen Marie Collins was born in Elmira, New York on November 19, 1956. As a child, Eileen dreamed about space and of becoming a pilot.
Mar 11, 2021 · Eileen Collins came from Elmira, New York. One of four children, her ancestors immigrated from County Cork, Ireland. She always had a fascination with flight, and as a child, she remembered saying that she wanted to be a pilot and astronaut.
Oct 17, 2019 · This children's book includes a foreword by NASA astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission.
Colonel Collins is married and has a daughter. When she has free time she likes to run, play golf and go camping. After four space flights, Eileen Collins retired from NASA in 2006.
