Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars - Collins, Col. Eileen M., USAF (Retired); Ward, Jonathan H.
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Now in paperback, the life story of a world-famous astronaut who was a trailblazer for women and is a role model today.

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Now in paperback, the life story of a world-famous astronaut who was a trailblazer for women and is a role model today.
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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 has served as an advisor to the National Space Council and 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 cruise ship resident astronomer and enrichment lecturer. 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.