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Roisin Chapman

Eileen Collins’ New Memoir

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter December 18, 2021

December 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Commander Eileen Collins

Eileen Collins has had a groundbreaking career in both the United States Air Force and NASA. She went from being one of four women chosen for Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base to becoming the second ever female pilot to attend the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. She was chosen for the NASA astronaut program in 1990, fulfilling a lifelong … [Read more...] about Eileen Collins’ New Memoir

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