Eileen M. Collins

Eileen Marie Collins
NASA-astronaut
Född19 november 1956
Elmira, New York USA
Tid i rymden38 dagar, 08 timmar, 10 minuter
UrvalsgruppAstronautgrupp 13
UppdragSTS‑63, STS‑84, STS‑93, STS‑114
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Eileen Marie Collins född 19 november 1956 i Elmira, New York, är en amerikansk stridspilot och astronaut uttagen i astronautgrupp 13 den 17 januari 1990.

Asteroiden 11836 Eileen är uppkallad efter henne.[1]

Familjeliv

Gift med James Patrick "Pat" Youngs och har två barn ihop.

Karriär

Collins tog 1978 bachelorexamen i matematik och nationalekonomi från Syracuse University, 1979 hon officer i USA:s flygvapen genom OTS och utbildades till pilot. Perioden 1979-1982 arbetade hon som flyginstruktör på T-38, mellan 1983 och 1985 var hon befälhavare och flyginstruktör på en C-141 på Travis Air Force Base i Kalifornien. Collins tog 1986 en masterexamen i operationsanalys vid Stanford University. Därefter, mellan 1986 och 1989 var hon lärare i matematik vid United States Air Force Academy samt instruktörspilot för T-41.[2] 1989 tog hon ytterligare en masterexamen, denna gång för rymdsystem vid Webster University.[2]

Collins valdes ut för astronautprogrammet 1990 när hon gick utbildning till testpilot vid Edwards Air Force Base.[2] 1995 med STS-63 blev hon första kvinnliga piloten på en amerikansk rymdfärja. 1999 med STS-93 blev hon första kvinna att föra befälet ombord för rymdfärjan. Hon har även tilldelats en medalj av NASA för "utmärkt ledarskap". Hon var befälhavare på STS-114, den första rymdfärjeflygningen efter katastrofen med STS-107/Columbia.[2]

När hon lämnade flygvapnet januari 2005 hade hon flugit över 6 280 timmar med 30 olika flygplanstyper. Hon har deltagit i fyra rymdfärjeflygningar. Collins gick i pension som astronaut den 1 maj 2006.[2]

Collins var inbjuden och deltog som talare på Republikanernas partikonvent 2016 i Cleveland, då Donald Trump utsågs till partiets presidentkandidat, och Collins talade om vikten att satsa på rymdprogrammet.[3] Efter valsegern spekulerades det om hon skulle utses till chef för NASA.[4]

Rymdfärder

Se även

Referenser

  1. ^ ”Minor Planet Center 11836 Eileen” (på engelska). Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=11836. Läst 18 april 2022. 
  2. ^ [a b c d e] ”EILEEN MARIE COLLINS (COLONEL, USAF, RET.)” (på engelska). www.nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/collins_eileen.pdf. Läst 7 maj 2022. 
  3. ^ Pavlish, Katie (20 juli 2016). ”Here is Wednesday's RNC Convention Schedule” (på engelska). townhall.com. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/07/20/here-is-wednesdays-rnc-convention-schedule-n2194766. Läst 5 juli 2022. 
  4. ^ Foust, Jeff (11 november 2016). ”NASA Administrator Bridenstine? His name’s in the mix for Trump’s space team” (på engelska). spacenews.com. https://spacenews.com/nasa-administrator-bridenstine-his-names-in-the-mix-for-trumps-space-team/. Läst 5 juli 2022. 
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  • The STS-93 mission patch, as designed by the five crew members. The STS-93 mission carried the Chandra X-Ray Observatory into low Earth orbit initiating its planned five-year astronomy mission. Chandra is the third of NASA’s great observatories, following the Hubble Space Telescope and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Chandra provides scientists an order-of-magnitude improvement over current capabilities at X-Ray wavelengths. Observations of X-Ray emissions from energetic galaxies and clusters, as well as black holes, promise to greatly expand current understanding of the origin and evolution of our universe. The STS-93 patch depicts Chandra separating from the Space Shuttle Columbia after a successful deployment. A spiral galaxy is shown in the background as a possible target for Chandra observations. The two flags represent the international crew, consisting of astronauts from both the United States and France.
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STS-93 Commander, Eileen M. Collins shown wearing an orange Launch and Entry Suit (LES) with helmet. Collins was the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission.