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Eileen Collins, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

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Eileen Collins

American astronaut and pilot (born 1956)

Eileen Marie Collins is an American retired NASA astronaut and Air Force colonel. A flight instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission.
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November 19

Day of the year

November 19 is the 323rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 42 days remain until the end of the year.
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