"It’s hard for the astronauts to meet everybody because we … - Eileen Collins

"It’s hard for the astronauts to meet everybody because we have responsibilities in the office and families we need to see, so we try to spread out".

Eileen Collins

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Eileen Marie Collins (born 19 November 1956) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force (USAF) colonel. A former flight instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission.

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