Eileen Collins:STS-114 Discovery

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROFILE:
EILEEN COLLINS, FIRST FEMALE SPACE SHUTTLE COMMANDER - KSC
On July 26, 2005, Space Shuttle Discovery launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the first shuttle mission since the Columbia accident 2003. Leading the STS-114 crew was Eileen Collins, (Colonel, USAF, Ret.). A veteran of four spaceflights, Collins' career at NASA is punctuated by firsts: the first woman selected as a pilot astronaut; the first woman to serve as a shuttle pilot; and, on STS-93 (July 22-27, 1999), the first women to command a U.S. spacecraft.
Collins retired from NASA in May 2006 to pursue private interests and spend more time with family.

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