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Through the glass ceiling to the stars the story of the first American woman to command a space mission

"The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time. Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well as the first to pilot the space shuttle to he...

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Main Authors: Collins, Eileen (Eileen Marie), 1956- (Author), Ward, Jonathan H. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Arcade Publishing, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Collins, Eileen > (Eileen Marie), > 1956-
Astronauts > United States > Biography.
Air pilots > United States > Biography.
Women astronauts > United States > Biography.
Women air pilots > United States > Biography.
Autobiographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Leaving Earth for the first time
  • Elmira
  • College and first flight
  • Pilot training
  • Strength and humility : training pilots
  • Be careful what you ask for : operation pilot
  • Air Force Academy
  • Test pilot school
  • A dream come true
  • Becoming an astronaut
  • First woman space shuttle pilot : STS-63
  • On board Mir : STS-84
  • First woman to command a space mission : STS-93
  • The Columbia tragedy
  • Return to flight : STS-114
  • On mission.

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