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

Collins USAF (Retired), Col. Eileen M.; Ward, Jonathan H.

 
9781956763423: Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission
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ISBN 10: 1956763422 ISBN 13: 9781956763423
Editorial: Arcade, 2023

Sinopsis

Now in paperback, the life story of a world-famous astronaut who was a trailblazer for women and is a role model today
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 pilot 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.
 
Eileen Collins is among the most recognized and admired women in the world, yet this is the first time she has told her story in a book. It is a story not only of achievement and overcoming obstacles but of profound personal transformation. The shy, quiet child of an alcoholic father and struggling single mother, who grew up in modest circumstances and was an unremarkable student, she had few prospects when she graduated from high school, but she changed her life to pursue her secret dream of becoming an astronaut. She shares her leadership and life lessons throughout the book with the aim of inspiring and passing on her legacy to a new generation.

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Eileen M. Collins, USAF (Retired), retired from the Air Force in 2005 and from NASA in 2006, having logged more than 6,751 hours in thirty different types of aircraft and spent 872 hours in space. She is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, among many other honors. Since retiring, she has traveled the world as a motivational speaker. Col. Collins serves as an advisor to the National Space Council and is a board member of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation. She is married, with two children, and lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Jonathan H. Ward works to bring the thrill of the space program to life for the general public as a Solar System Ambassador for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as a frequent speaker on space exploration topics to interest groups and at regional conferences. A fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, he is the coauthor with Michael D. Leinbach of Bringing Columbia Home and author of two previous books on space exploration. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Editorial
Arcade
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1956763422
ISBN 13 
9781956763423
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
368
Contacto del fabricante
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Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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9781950994052: Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission

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ISBN 10:  1950994058 ISBN 13:  9781950994052
Editorial: Arcade, 2021
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