Eileen Collins’ Unlikely Journey to Becoming the First Woman to Command NASA’s Space Shuttle
Eileen Collins did n’t require to put her life on the big cover . Standing on the palely lit leg at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village at the premiere of a feature of speech - distance docudrama about her life and career as an astronaut , Collins let in that she first turned down the idea behind the film . “ In the end , I said yes to the documentary because I have to tell myself , it ’s not just about me , ” Collins told the audience ....