- #OTD in 1995, astronaut Eileen Collins became the first female pilot of a NASA space shuttle. She piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-63, a mission that included the first-ever rendezvous between a US space shuttle & the Russian space station Mir. #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀Feb 3, 2026 14:11
- Out of curiosity I checked. She's no relation to Astronaut Michael Collins of the Gemini 10, Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 missions.
