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Image: Astronaut Eileen Collins at the Pilot's Station on Shuttle Discovery

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Description: In this Feb. 3, 1995, image taken onboard space shuttle Discovery on flight day one of the STS-63 mission, astronaut Eileen M. Collins -- the first woman to pilot the shuttle -- is at the pilot's station during a "hotfiring" procedure prior to rendezvous with the Russian Mir Space Station.
Title: Astronaut Eileen Collins at the Pilot's Station on Shuttle Discovery
Credit: Feb. 3, 1995, Astronaut Eileen Collins at the Pilot's Station on Shuttle Discovery
Author: NASA astronaut
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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