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Eileen Collins

First Woman to Command a Space Shuttle Mission

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Eileen M. Collins, STS-93 commander, was the first woman to command a space shuttle mission.
Eileen Collins, commander of STS-93 space shuttle mission, in 1998

Eileen Collins, commander of STS-93 space shuttle mission, in 1998

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