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
focused good ground hands mission people staying
We are staying focused on the mission and we know we are in good hands with the people on the ground
definitely mission
We have definitely accomplished all our mission objectives.
columbia crew great inspiring last mission reflect ship shuttle
We reflect on the last shuttle mission , the great ship Columbia and her inspiring crew
commander matter mission whether woman
Whether your commander is a man or woman doesn't really matter when it comes to getting your mission done.
dream fly mission shuttle true
This mission is a dream come true for all of us, not just to fly on the shuttle but to fly on this very important mission.
million parts perfectly shuttle space
There are 2 million other parts on the space shuttle that are working perfectly right now
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.
columbia focused job thoughts
I have had a lot of thoughts about Columbia and I will have thoughts after the landing, We're all going to be very focused ... on the job at hand.
aware commander cool crew difference female honestly job male rest woman
I can honestly say that in my job day to day, I'm not really aware that there's any difference between male and female crew members. It may be cool to the rest of the world that a woman is the commander of this flight. I think that's great.
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.
believe gap previous seen similar
I believe the gap fillers are similar to what we had seen in previous flights.
everybody knew praying reason
She was praying for us -- everybody was praying for us. That's another reason I knew we were safe.