Elmira native Eileen Collins can claim two important firsts. The first woman to pilot a space shuttle and the first woman to command a space shuttle mission.

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Here are some links about Eileen Collins

Official Announcment of Eileen Collins' appointment as Space Shuttle Commander

Remarks made upon her appointment as space shuttle commander

NASA's Women in Space article

NASA's Biographical Data

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