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
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.
flight human next universe
Our flight is the next flight of many in the human exploration of the universe .
million parts perfectly shuttle space
There are 2 million other parts on the space shuttle that are working perfectly right now
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
anxious crew looked looks outside
The crew was anxious to see what the outside (of the craft) looked like and it looks fantastic.
ready whatever
We are ready for whatever we need to do.
earth enjoy orbit
We're going to enjoy another day on orbit and we'll see you on Earth tomorrow.
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.
columbia crew great inspiring last mission reflect ship shuttle
We reflect on the last shuttle mission , the great ship Columbia and her inspiring crew
ascent far flown
For those of us who have flown before , that was by far the smoothest ascent .
based best decision knew
We made the best decision based on what we knew at the time.
educated general
He was pretty educated about what we do in a general sense.
finest love people space truly worked
The people that I have worked with have just been superb, just the finest professionals, people who truly love the space program.
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.