Bruno Goncalves retweeted
A Legend!
Approximately four years later she became the first Space Shuttle Commander flying Columbia on STS-93 in 1995 and then commanded Discovery once again on Return to Flight, STS-114.
26 years ago today, Eileen Collins piloted Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63, making her the first woman to pilot a space shuttle. It was one of her many groundbreaking accomplishments in the @USAirForce and at @NASA.
