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Oct 4, 2003 · 5 min read. Eileen Collins – NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander. On her last mission, Eileen Collins became the first (and currently only) female Shuttle commander. On her next, she will command the historic STS-114 “Return to Flight” mission, the first after the Columbia tragedy. Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, commander. On becoming an astronaut:
Oct 17, 2019 · Eileen Collins talked to Smithsonian about her career in the Air Force and NASA, women in aerospace and more. Lila Thulin. Former Associate Editor, Special Projects. October 17, 2019. Eileen...
Mar 11, 2021 · Today, we feature one prominent Irish-American: Eileen Collins. On February 3, 1995, Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a space shuttle, flying the Discovery to the Russian Mir space station. On July 23, 1999, she became the first woman to command a space shuttle mission.
Eileen Collins, (born November 19, 1956, Elmira, New York, U.S.), American astronaut, the first woman to pilot and, later, to command a U.S. space shuttle. 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.
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May 23, 2018 · November 19, 1956 • Elmira, New York. Astronaut. Throughout her career as an astronaut, Eileen Collins achieved several firsts in the history of space travel. In 1995, when she took the helm of the Discovery, she became the first woman to pilot a space shuttle.
Eileen Collins became an astronaut in July 1991 and the first woman to the Space Shuttle on February 2, 1995. She made history once again in 1999. On July 23 Lt. Colonel Collins became the first woman to a Space Shuttle mission. She retired from NASA in 2006. Eileen Collins is a wife and mother.
Feb 7, 2024 · The story of retired NASA astronaut Eileen Collins will be retold in "Spacewoman," a documentary coming in 2025 based on Collins' memoir "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars" (Arcade, 2021)...
