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23 de abr. de 2024 · Eileen Collins, American astronaut, the first woman to pilot (1995) and, later, to command (1999) a U.S. space shuttle. She was selected as an astronaut in 1990 and remained at NASA until retiring in 2006. Learn more about Collins’s life and career, including her four space flights.
- Christer Fuglesang
In 2006 Fuglesang was appointed an affiliated professor at...
- Christer Fuglesang
Eileen Marie Collins (born 19 November 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel. A former flight instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission.
This children's book includes a foreword by NASA astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission.
Eileen Collins is featured in Firsts, a multimedia project, for being the first woman to command a space shuttle.
EILEEN MARIE COLLINS (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) PERSONAL DATA: Born November 19, 1956, in Elmira, New York. Married. She enjoys running, golf, hiking, camping, reading, photography, astronomy. EDUCATION: Graduated from Elmira Free Academy, Elmira, New York, in 1974;
4 de oct. de 2003 · 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.
3 de mar. de 2017 · Eileen Collins broke the last gender barrier in the NASA Astronaut Corps when, in 1990, she was accepted as the first woman astronaut -pilot and started in NASA, her career punctuated by firsts.
