I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on a day-to-day basis because I really don't need to. — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
We want to explore. We're curious people. Look back over history, people have put their lives at stake to go out and explore ...… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
I wanted to apply to the astronaut program after the Challenger accident — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
Because of [Amelia Earhart], we had more women available to fly in the 1940's to help us get through World War II. And because… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
Some people said, “we don't want to risk astronauts lives anymore, we need to stop doing this”. The astronauts don't feel that wayWe fly… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
The atmosphere almost looks like an eggshell on an egg, it's so thin. We know that we don't have much air - we need… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
The vast majority of the shuttle program was a success. We learned so much about how a reusable spacecraft interacts with its environment, how… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
I don’t think of myself as being a woman and having anything to prove, — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on a day-to-day… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
![“Because of [Amelia Earhart], we had more women available to fly in the 1940's to help us get through World War II. And because of these women, women of my generation are able to look back and say, 'Hey, they did it. They even flew military airplanes, we can do it, too.'” quote by Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6cd/eileen-collins-41444_able_because-of-amelia-earhart-we-had-more-wo_1482235.jpg)
