Roger, we've been thinking about Edwards today.
"Eileen Marie Collins" is a retired NASA astronaut and a retired United States Air Force colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. She was awarded several medals for her work. Colonel Collins has logged 38 days 8 hours and 10 minutes in outer space. Collins retired on May 1, 2006 to pursue private interests, including service as a board member of USAA.
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The crew was anxious to see what the outside (of the craft) looked like and it looks fantastic.
For many of us it's been four years since we trained for (this mission) and its been a wonderful experience.
We have had a fantastic mission. We are so glad to come back and be able to say it's a success.
We brought Discovery back in great shape. The crew was very anxious to walk around and see what the outside looks like and it looks fantastic.
This is a wonderful moment for all of us to experience.
She was praying for us -- everybody was praying for us. That's another reason I knew we were safe.
This is really a chance for us to share what we did on the flight.
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