Quotes by 'Eileen collins'

Eileen collins

The first female pilot of a Space Shuttle as well as the first female commander of a U.S. Spacecraft.

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.

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.

columbia crew great inspiring last mission reflect ship shuttle

We reflect on the last shuttle mission , the great ship Columbia and her inspiring crew

anxious brought crew discovery great looks outside walk

We brought Discovery back in great shape. The crew was very anxious to walk around and see what the outside looks like and it looks fantastic.

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.

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.