Eileen collins
Eileen collins
The first female pilot of a Space Shuttle as well as the first female commander of a U.S. Spacecraft.
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth19 November 1956
CityElmira, NY
pressure nerves emotion
I have no nerves, no emotion, no pressure.
astronaut future great job leave memories
I leave the astronaut job with great memories but also great expectations for our country's future in space.
copy houston wave
OK, Houston we copy that. We'll be a wave off for today.
mistakes risky
It will be expensive, it will be risky and we will make mistakes as we go. But we will do it because we are explorers by nature.
definitely mission
We have definitely accomplished all our mission objectives.
enjoy guys
You guys made the right decision. We're going to enjoy another orbit.
absolutely confident discovery entry great thinking
Discovery is in absolutely great shape. I'm pretty confident about the entry (into the atmosphere) and I'm thinking about the landing.
certainly safer worried
This situation, I believe, will certainly be safer for entry. I'm actually not that worried about it.
scholars-and-scholarship shoes
I've been in your shoes many times so I understand.
chance share
This is really a chance for us to share what we did on the flight.
moment wonderful
This is a wonderful moment for all of us to experience.
expect external fall large personally pieces tank
Personally , I did not expect any large pieces of foam to fall off the external tank
whenever wish
I wish I could come back up here whenever I wanted.
opportunity rest time whenever wish
I wish I could come back here whenever I wanted to have these views. And also the rest of the world had the opportunity to come up here, but it is time to end the mission.