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Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander on this day in 1999. She commanded Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-93, the mission to place the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in orbit. The observatory has been exploring our universe and detecting x-rays from hot, turbulent regions of space for over two decades.

Eileen Collins became the first female space shuttle commander on this day in 1999. She commanded Sp...

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