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What are central ideas in "Eileen Collins – NASA's First Female Shuttle Commander to Lead Next Shuttle Mission"?

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The correct response is - The first female Shuttle commander is Collins. Collins believes that finishing a mission is the most thrilling aspect of space travel.

Who is Eileen Collins?

A former NASA astronaut and colonel in the US Air Force, Eileen Marie Collins. Collins, a veteran flight teacher, and test pilot became the first female Space Shuttle pilot and mission commander.

When the eight-day mission of the Discovery space shuttle was over in February 1995, Collins became the first female space shuttle pilot. The first space encounter with the Russian space station Mir took place during that trip. In 1999, when Collins was in charge of the Columbia for mission STS-93, she once again created history.

Collins is a former astronaut and a colonel in the United States Air Force. Former astronaut and colonel of the United States Air Force Eileen M. Collins is now retired. After a 28-year stellar career, she resigned from the Air Force in January 2005 and from NASA in May 2006.

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