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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.
- 1 May 2006
- 1990 NASA Group 13
Eileen Marie Collins (Elmira, 19 de novembro de 1956) é uma ex-astronauta e coronel da Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos, veterana de quatro missões espaciais e a primeira mulher a ser piloto e comandante de um ônibus espacial.
- Pat Youngs
- Mãe: Rose Marie Collins, Pai: James E. Collins
- Eileen Marie Collins
24 de jul. de 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Eileen Collins, the first female commander of a space shuttle mission and the first woman Shuttle pilot. See photos and videos of her four shuttle missions, from STS-63 to STS-114, and her role as a NASA astronaut.
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.
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4 de out. de 2003 · Learn about the life and achievements of Eileen Collins, the first and only female Shuttle commander, who flew on four missions, including the historic STS-93 deployment of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Find out how she became an astronaut, what she hopes for the future of spaceflight, and why she is looking forward to visiting the ISS.
17 de out. de 2019 · Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a space shuttle, talks to Smithsonian about her career in the Air Force and NASA, women in aerospace and more. She shares her memories of the historic STS-93 mission that launched Chandra X-ray Observatory, the first woman to pilot a space shuttle, and the "Return to Flight" after the Columbia disaster.
Eileen Collins is an American astronaut who was the first woman to pilot and command a U.S. space shuttle. She flew on four missions, including the first shuttle docking with Mir in 1995 and the first shuttle to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1999. She also served as a colonel in the Air Force and a board member of the United Services Automobile Association.
