Eileen Collins, the first female shuttle commander, is set to lead the upcoming Discovery mission, marking the return of the shuttle system to active service. With a history-making career as a test pilot and astronaut, Collins will guide...

Chandra X-ray Observatory Project Manager Helen Cole and Project Scientist Martin Weisskopf discuss 20 years of exploring the extreme universe.

Women Excelling in Life & Leadership (WELL) and the Human Systems Integration ERG hosted a panel discussion highlighting the legacy of women in spaceflight with panelists who worked at NASA during Apollo and current employees who carry...

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Eileen Collins boarded the space shuttle Columbia Wednesday for the second time this week, hoping to become the first woman to command an American space mis
sion.
Collins' historic flight was...

Edwards Air Force base, California

1. Shuttle Discovery approaching ai
rport
2. Shuttle touching down
on tarmac
3. Shuttle deploying drag chutes, ro
lling on runway
Cape
Canaveral,...

Edwards Air Force base, California

1. Crew of Discovery walking of
f bus
2. Wide shot of shuttle
on tarmac
3. Technicians ex
amining orbiter
4. Various of crew loo
king at heat...