Colonel Eileen M. Collins: Leadership Lessons from Apollo to Discovery
Published 2010-02-03
Pioneering astronaut Eileen M. Collins talks about her experiences as a rare woman in the Air Force, her run-ins with public perceptions of her role, NASAs lessons from the Columbia accident, and what she likes about space travel. Colonel Collins spans the distance from Houston to Mir in recounting scenes from her career. She projects the future of NASA, considering several possible space ventures from her uniquely informed vantage, including space tourism and other methods of commercializing the interplanetary experience.
Generously sponsored by Science Chicago and presented in partnership with Wilbur Wright College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, and the Chicago Department of Aviation.
All Comments (9)
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What an awesome woman!
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i am a female also studying piloting. very inspiring woman. admiration
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No wonder she was in nasa! Great stuff!
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She has the very clear speach and the amazing manner of the introducing the problems..but by the way,there are 14 people which were killed simply..Where was the proffesional thought about the cameras on the fuel tank,the photo of the checking observations the shuttle surfacies from the station..what you thinking about before these accidances?
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wt an awesome women she inpire me since 2015
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north is nowhere when you are at space..
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poor thing, she thinks we really went to the moon. LOL.
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yes brilliant woman but she's biased
