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
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.
opportunity thinking firsts
I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on a day-to-day basis because I really don't need to.
mom daughter thinking
My daughter just thinks that all moms fly the Space Shuttle
thinking being-a-woman prove
I don’t think of myself as being a woman and having anything to prove,
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.
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