Who is 'Spacewoman' documentary star Eileen Collins?

Once a trailblazing astronaut, NASA’s spacecraft commander Eileen Collins is now making headlines as her new documentary on ‘Spacewomen’ is releasing soon.

Eileen Collins, the space commander, made cosmic history back in 1995 as the first woman pilot to fly on a space shuttle.

She is also known as the retired astronaut who made space travel history.

It has not yet been announced when the documentary will be released, but the name for the spacewomen documentary based on Eileen’s memoir is “Through the Glass Ceilings to the Stars.”

Additionally, the documentary can be streamed in limited areas for now, but it will be released globally later.

The spacewomen documentary after her retirement will highlight Eileen's contributions to the space missions throughout the years.

Those who follow Collins to space will learn how much she achieved, not only as a woman, but as a formidable pilot and commander as well.

While sharing her first experience as a female pilot, she said

“As the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle, I worked very hard at that because I didn’t want people to say, oh look, the women has made a mistake”

"Because it wasn't just about me, it was about the women to follow me," Collins added.

Moreover, Eileen says she has no regrets about bringing her astronaut career to an end.

She said she once made her decision and didn't look back. But when she was asked if she would take a seat on a spacecraft again, she replied,

"Yes, I would love to go on a mission someday. When I'm an old lady, maybe I'll get a chance to go back in space."

Who is Eileen Collin?

Eileen Collins was an American astronaut who became the first woman to pilot a space shuttle.

Born on November 19, 1956, in New York, United States, Collins is best known for making history as NASA’s first female commander.

According to Eileen's official website, she graduated from the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California in 1990 and officially became an astronaut after being selected by NASA in 1991.

Moreover, after touring the Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center as an astronaut and engineer, she first flew as a pilot in 1995.

She also became the pilot for Atlantis in 1997, where her crew docked with the Russian Space Station MIR.

Furthermore, in 1999, Collins became the first female commander of a U.S. spacecraft, the shuttle Columbia.

Collins retired in 2005. She explained her final space flight (Return to Flight Mission) before her retirement as commander of Discovery, after the tragic loss of the mission Columbia, which killed all seven astronauts on board in 2003.

Additionally, the Daily Record reports that Eileen Collins has logged more than 6751 hours in 30 different types of aircraft and more than 872 hours in space as a veteran of four space flights.