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Eileen Marie Collins - First woman to command the shuttle

Born November 19, 1956, in Elmira, New York. Married. Enjoys running, golf, hiking, camping, reading, photography, astronomy.

Graduated from Elmira Free Academy, Elmira, New York, in 1974; received an associate in science degree in mathematics/science from Corning Community College in 1976; a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and economics from Syracuse University in 1978; a master of science degree in operations research from Stanford University in 1986; and a master of arts degree in space systems management from Webster University in 1989.

She has logged over 6,280 hours in 30 different types of aircraft.

Selected by NASA in January 1990, Collins became an astronaut in July 1991. A veteran of three space flights, Collins has logged over 537 hours in space. She 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). Collins is assigned Crew Commander on STS-114. During this Return To Flight mission the crew will test and evaluate new procedures for flight safety and Shuttle inspection and repair techniques.

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