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@CarveHerName@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

#OnThisDay, 3 Feb 1995, Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle on a mission when she took the helm of #Discovery. She would go on to become the first woman to command a Shuttle.

#WomenInSpace #WomenPilots #WomenInHistory #Histodons

Eileen Collins in her official mission photo. She is a white woman with red hair, wearing her orange spaceflight suit and holding the helmet. A model of the space shuttle is on a desk behind her.
Eileen Collins in her official mission photo. She is a white woman with red hair, wearing her orange spaceflight suit and holding the helmet. A model of the space shuttle is on a desk behind her.
Eileen Collins in her official mission photo. She is a white woman with red hair, wearing her orange spaceflight suit and holding the helmet. A model of the space shuttle is on a desk behind her.
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