Eileen Collins





Full Name: Eileen Marie Collins
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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