{"id":297386,"date":"2023-04-27T16:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T20:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=297386"},"modified":"2023-07-24T10:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:53:55","slug":"former-astronaut-eileen-collins","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-eileen-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Astronaut Eileen Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block flex-align-center padding-y-8 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-lg\">Eileen Collins<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0\">Eileen Collins was the first female commander of a space shuttle mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-intro-quick-facts border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-50-important\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper hds-carousel-wrapper-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Eileen Collins was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1990. Collins has the distinction of being the first female pilot and the first female commander in shuttle history.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1246\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1246&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Eileen Collins was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1990. Collins has the distinction of being the first female pilot and the first female commander in shuttle history.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 54% 29%; object-position: 54% 29%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1246&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=300&h=195&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=768&h=498&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=1024&h=665&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=1536&h=997&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=400&h=260&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=600&h=389&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=900&h=584&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S90-45845\/S90-45845~large.jpg?w=1200&h=779&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Collins flew on four shuttle missions: STS-63, STS-84,  STS-93, and STS-114.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Collins flew on four shuttle missions: STS-63, STS-84,  STS-93, and STS-114.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg 5733w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=1024,672 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=1536,1008 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=2048,1345 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=400,263 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=600,394 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=900,591 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=1200,788 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=2000,1313 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">STS-114, the last mission Collins flew, was dubbed “Return to Flight” as the first shuttle mission to fly after the Columbia tragedy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1526\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=1526&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"STS-114, the last mission Collins flew, was dubbed "Return to Flight" as the first shuttle mission to fly after the Columbia tragedy.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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transform-origin: 43% 12%; object-position: 43% 12%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=1526&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1526w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=238&h=299&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 238w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=768&h=966&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=814&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 814w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=1221&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1221w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=318&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 318w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=477&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 477w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=715&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 715w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-99pp0310\/KSC-99pp0310~large.jpg?w=954&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 954w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1526px) 100vw, 1526px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. – Official portrait of Eileen Collins, mission commander on STS-114.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=300&h=240&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=768&h=614&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=1024&h=819&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1229&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=400&h=320&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=600&h=480&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=900&h=720&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97pc781\/KSC-97pc781~large.jpg?w=1200&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">STS-84 Pilot Eileen Marie Collins arrives in a T-38 jet at KSC\u2019s Shuttle Landing Facility. Collins will make her second space flight on STS-84. Her initial flight was as the first woman Shuttle pilot on STS-63 in 1995. STS-84 will be the sixth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. During the docking, STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale will transfer to the Russian space station to become a member of the Mir 23 crew, replacing U.S. astronaut Jerry M. Linenger, who will return to Earth on Atlantis. Foale is scheduled to remain on Mir about four months until his replacement arrives on STS-86 in September<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2272\" height=\"1794\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=2272&h=1794&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=2272&h=1794&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2272w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=300&h=237&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=768&h=606&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=1024&h=809&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=1536&h=1213&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=2048&h=1617&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=400&h=316&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=600&h=474&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=900&h=711&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=1200&h=948&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/KSC-97PC793\/KSC-97PC793~orig.jpg?w=2000&h=1579&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2272px) 100vw, 2272px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">With the assistance of a suit technician, STS-84 Pilot Eileen Marie Collins finishes donning her launch and entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building in preparation for her second Space Shuttle flight. She was the first woman Shuttle pilot on STS-63 in 1995, which was the first approach and flyaround of the Russian Space Station Mir by the Space Shuttle. Collins and six other crew members will depart shortly for Launch Pad 39A, where the Space Shuttle Atlantis awaits liftoff during an approximate 7-minute launch window which opens at about 4:08 a.m. This will be the sixth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Mir. The exact liftoff time will be determined about 90 minutes prior to launch, based on the most current location of Mir<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=1919&h=1256&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=1919&h=1256&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1919w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=300&h=196&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=768&h=503&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=1024&h=670&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1005&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=400&h=262&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=600&h=393&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=900&h=589&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/sts084-358-009\/sts084-358-009~large.jpg?w=1200&h=785&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">STS084-358-009 (15-24 May 1997) — Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, STS-84 pilot, handles what appears to be an oversized space toy but is actually a lengthy roll of paper margin, separated from the main roll of messages just transmitted to the flight crew from ground controllers in Houston, Texas. Seated at the commander’s station, astronaut Charles J. Precourt, commander, checks the latest transmission from a message device called Thermal Imaging Printing System (TIPS).<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-story width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-story\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-y-9 padding-x-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-6 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle-md\">Biography<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Eileen Collins<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-18 line-height-md\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Selected by NASA in January 1990, Collins became an astronaut in July 1991. Initially assigned to Orbiter engineering support, Collins has also served on the astronaut support team responsible for Orbiter prelaunch checkout, final launch configuration, crew ingress\/egress, landing\/recovery, worked in Mission Control as a spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), served as the Astronaut Office Spacecraft Systems Branch Chief, Chief Information Officer, Shuttle Branch Chief, and Astronaut Safety Branch Chief. Collins served as pilot on STS-63 (February 3-11, 1995) and STS-84 (May 15-24, 1997), and was the commander on STS-93 (July 22-27, 1999) and STS-114 (July 26 to August 9, 2005). A veteran of four space flights, Collins has logged over 872 hours in space. Collins retired from NASA in May 2006.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/collins_eileen.pdf?emrc=84ac97\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">\n                        Learn More <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about Eileen Collins<\/span>                    <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 43% 11%; object-position: 43% 11%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg 5733w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=1024,672 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=1536,1008 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=2048,1345 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=400,263 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=600,394 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=900,591 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=1200,788 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sts063-312-020.jpg?resize=2000,1313 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">STS-63 Pilot Eileen M. Collins at the pilot’s station during “hotfiring” procedure to clear leaking thruster prior to rendezvous with Russia’s Mir Space Station. 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On her next, she will…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/space-shuttle\/sts-114\/eileen-collins-nasas-first-female-shuttle-commander\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">Read the Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; 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Of these, 38 have visited the International Space Station as long-duration expedition crewmembers, as visitors on space shuttle assembly flights or as space flight participants. It is fitting to recognize the significant accomplishments of these women as well as the pioneering women who preceded them into space and made their spaceflights possible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/women-astronauts-and-the-international-space-station\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary  link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tLearn More                                    <span class=\"usa-sr-only\"> about Women Astronauts and the International Space Station<\/span>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/womens_history_month_2021_4_ride_on_sts_7_s07-14-629.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"womens_history_month_2021_4_ride_on_sts_7\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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Stafford and Walter M. Schirra Jr.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=300,234 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=768,599 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1024,799 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1536,1198 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=2048,1597 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=400,312 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=600,468 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=900,702 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1200,936 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=2000,1560 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-administrator-pays-tribute-to-space-pioneer-thomas-stafford\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:margin-right-0 desktop:margin-right-0 margin-bottom-2 mobile:margin-bottom-0 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g> <path d=\"M8,0c4.4,0,7.9,3.5,8,7.9c0.1,4.5-3.5,8.1-7.9,8.1c-4.5,0-8-3.6-8.1-7.9C-0.1,3.6,3.6,0,8,0z M0.8,8 c0,4,3.2,7.2,7.2,7.2c4,0,7.2-3.2,7.2-7.2c0-4-3.3-7.2-7.2-7.2C4,0.8,0.8,4,0.8,8z\"\/><path d=\"M11.2,4c0,2.7,0,5.3,0,8c-2.1,0-4.3,0-6.4,0c0,0,0,0,0-0.1c0-1.8,0-3.6,0-5.4c0-0.8,0-1.6,0-2.4 C4.8,4,4.8,4,4.9,4C6.2,4,7.6,4,9,4C9.7,4,10.4,4,11.2,4C11.1,4,11.2,4,11.2,4z M9.6,5.6c-1.1,0-2.1,0-3.2,0c0,0,0,0,0,0.1 c0,0.5,0,1,0,1.5c0,0.1,0,0.1,0.1,0.1c1,0,2,0,3.1,0c0,0,0.1,0,0.1-0.1C9.6,6.6,9.6,6.2,9.6,5.6C9.6,5.6,9.6,5.6,9.6,5.6z M6.4,8.8C6.4,8.8,6.4,8.8,6.4,8.8c1.1,0,2.1,0,3.1,0c0.1,0,0.1,0,0.1-0.1c0-0.2,0-0.4,0-0.7c0,0,0,0,0-0.1C8.5,8,7.5,8,6.4,8 C6.4,8.3,6.4,8.5,6.4,8.8z M8.8,10.4C8.8,10.4,8.8,10.4,8.8,10.4c0-0.3,0-0.5,0-0.7c0-0.1,0-0.1-0.1-0.1c-0.5,0-1,0-1.5,0 c-0.3,0-0.5,0-0.8,0c0,0,0,0-0.1,0c0,0.3,0,0.5,0,0.8C7.2,10.4,8,10.4,8.8,10.4z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><span>News Release<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">3 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/thomas-p.-stafford-portrait.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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