Full Name: | Eileen Marie Collins |
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Birthdate: | November 19, 1956 - Elmira, New York |
Education: | Associates Degree mathematics - Corning Community College Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and economics - Syracuse University Master of Science in operations researc - Stanford University Master of Arts in space systems management - Webster University |
Military Service: | Colonel, United States Air Force |
Selection: | NASA Group 13 (1990) |
STS-63 | STS-84 | STS-93 | STS-114 |
Discovery | Atlantis | Columbia | Columbia |
February 3-11, 1995 | May 15-24, 1997 | July 23-28, 1999 | July 26-August 9, 2005 |
In October 1983, Eillen Collins piloted troops of the 82nd Airborne Division during the U.S. invasion of Grenada. She returned to the United States with 36 medical students who had been rescued. |
Eileen Collins during the STS-84 mission | Eileen Collins during the STS-93 mission | Eileen Collins in the Zvezda module of the International Space Station |
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