Eileen Collins: First Female Space Shuttle Commander USAF Colonel Eileen Collins is the first woman to command the Space Shuttle. She also flew on STS-63 in 1995 and STS-84 in 1997 and commanded STS-93 in 1999. In this video, she talks about the Shuttle Return to Flight with STS-114 Discovery. Remaining Obstacles For Return To … [Read more…]
Canadarm2 The Canadian-built Canadarm2 is installed and goes into action. STS-100 featured a crew representing several of the major partners of the International Space Station, including Chris Hadfield from Canada, Umberto Guidoni from the European Space Agency, Yuri Lonchankov from Russia, and Shuttle Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeff Ashby, and Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and … [Read more…]