Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission

by Col. Eileen M. Collins USAF (Retired), Jonathan H. Ward Narrated by Molly Secours

Overview

The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time.



Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well as the first to pilot the space shuttle to her early years as one of the Air Force's first female pilots. She was in the first class of women to earn pilot's wings at Vance Air Force Base and was their first female instructor pilot. She was only the second woman admitted to the Air Force's elite Test Pilot Program at Edwards Air Force Base. NASA had such confidence in her skills as a leader and pilot that she was entrusted to command the first shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster, returning the US to spaceflight after a two-year hiatus. Since retiring from the Air Force and NASA, she has served on numerous corporate boards and is an inspirational speaker about space exploration and leadership.

Editorial Reviews

MARCH 2022 - AudioFile

Retired Air Force Colonel and former NASA commander Eileen Collins’s distinction as the first female shuttle pilot is a springboard for listeners into the life of an inspiring individual. Molly Secours's straightforward, approachable narration aligns with Collins’s forthright personality. The commander’s memoir combines the formative challenges of her New York childhood and distinguished military career as a pilot and flight instructor with the guiding principles they inspired. Secours’s adept pacing facilitates understanding and engagement with the technical aspects of aviation. This production is a valuable addition to the annals of space history, although the transition of the chapters gives scant pause from one to another. Collins's final flight, the first mission after the 2003 COLUMBIA tragedy, closes on a hopeful note for future generations. J.R.T. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940176459821
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	11/30/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	816,661

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