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A young Eileen Collins staring into the sky

A young Eileen Collins staring into the sky
A young Eileen Collins staring into the sky A young Eileen Collins gazes skyward in her hometown of Elmira, New York, a fitting image for a girl who would go on to become the first woman to pilot and command a Space Shuttle mission. Collins has credited her childhood fascination with the gliders that soared over Elmira's Harris Hill as an early spark for her dream of flight. Collins Family