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
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.
thinking being-a-woman prove
I don’t think of myself as being a woman and having anything to prove,
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.
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