We choose to go to the Moon
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"We choose to go to the Moon", officially titled as the Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort, is a speech delivered by United States President John F. Kennedy about the effort to reach the Moon to a large crowd gathered at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, on September 12, 1962.
The speech, largely written by Kennedy advisor and speechwriter Ted Sorensen, was intended to persuade the American people to support the Apollo program, the national effort to land a man on the Moon. In his speech, Kennedy characterized space as a new frontier, invoking the pioneer spirit that dominated American folklore. He infused the speech with a sense of urgency and destiny, and emphasized the freedom enjoyed by Americans to choose their destiny rather than have it chosen for them. Although he called for competition with the Soviet Union, Kennedy also proposed making the Moon landing a joint project.
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<p><span style="font-weight:400;">On February 4th, 1995 at 12:22 a.m, Eileen Collins was about to be launched into space. With the takeoff of the STS-63 space shuttle, Collins would become the first woman to pilot a U.S. space shuttle. Only a few years later, Collins would set yet another new precedent when she became the first woman to command a U.S. space shuttle (Columbia) on July 23, 1999</span><span style="font-weight:400;">. Despite the gravity of these accomplishments, Eileen Collins remained a humble and motivated public servant throughout her life. Her teacher, the retired Air Force pilot Alan Davis, would highlight this point when he stated: “she was methodical, determined, quiet, and reserved”. These personal characteristics of Collins would serve her well in her career as a NASA astronaut, and were seemingly cultivated long before she stepped onto a spacecraft.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;"> Collins was born on November 19th, 1956 in Elmira, New York. Her mother and father struggled financially, but still imbued Eileen with the love of flight. As a child, one of Eileen’s favorite things to do was go with her parents to the airport and watch the planes takeoff. She would always imagine that one day she would be the pilot in the cockpit soaring high above the ground. As a teenager, Collins spent much of her time reading military flight books and studying mathematics and other scientific disciplines. She was so steadfast when it came to her life goals, that she worked various part-time jobs in order to save the one thousand dollars necessary for flight lessons. After graduating from Elmira Free Academy in 1974, Collins continued her education at Corning Community College.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">It was from this college that Eileen received an associate’s degree in mathematics and science. Two years later, she graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics. During this transitional phase of her life, Eileen still had her dream of flying, but was considering a career in academia. Her urge to take to the skies was so great however, that she eventually decided to join the Air Force Pilots Training Company, with a cohort of three other women.The four of them were part of the first class of women that were accepted to become Navy pilots. Simultaneously, NASA was also in the process of accepting its first class of female astronauts in 1978. During her training in the Air Force, Collins would yearn to take her capabilities far above this earth. It was a chance encounter in Oklahoma where NASA astronauts happened to be training, that Collins first recognized the possibility of exploring space. Collins was ecstatic over the idea of becoming an astronaut, but realized that she did not have enough education to accomplish her goal. Consequently, over the next decade, Collins would teach for the Navy flight school and pursue multiple advanced degrees in astronomy and space technologies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">In 1990, Collins was selected by NASA to become an astronaut. Her ability to remain calm under tense situations, and to think critically would be the defining traits of her professional self. For example, during a routine flight with Russian cosmonauts in her early career, a propeller began to leak. While the Russian cosmonauts began panicking, Collins and her crew were able to assure them that they would still have the ability to make it to their station safely. It would be instances like these that would elevate Collins to becoming the first female pilot for NASA five years later. Collins relates her mental toughness to the rigorous training curriculum at NASA; when asked about the stress of going into space, Collins said, “I have no nerves, no emotion, no pressure.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Eileen Collins was a woman pilot and astronaut that exemplified courage and bravery. However, her humbleness is personified in how she spoke about her career: “Look back over history, people have put their lives at stake to go out and explore…We believe in what we’re doing. Now it’s time to go.” Collins was avante garde for her time and remains an inspiration to women interested in astronomy to this day. <br /><br /><strong>Sources:<br /></strong></span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br />“Bio of Eileen Collins.” Essays Database, n.d. https://www.essaysadepts.com/biographies/Eileen-Collins-28763.html. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dunbar, Brian. “Inspiring the Future.” NASA. NASA. Accessed June 10, 2021. </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/F_Inspiring_the_Future_5-8.htm"><span style="font-weight:400;">https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/F_Inspiring_the_Future_5-8.htm</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">“Collins, Eileen (1956-).” 1998. </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Encyclopedia of World Biography</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">, January. http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.148418222&site=eds-live.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Roby, Lily. 2021. “First Female Space Commander Eileen Collins to Speak in Frontiers in Science Series.” </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">UWIRE Text</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">, February 16. http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgin&AN=edsgcl.651900704&site=eds-live.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Showstack, Randy. “Collins Named First Woman Shuttle Commander.” AGU Journals. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, October 19, 2006. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/98EO00108. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Smith, Evan. 2006. “Eileen Collins.” </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Texas Monthly</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;"> 34 (7): 68–74. http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=21182823&site=eds-live.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">“15 Extraordinary Women: Eileen Collins.” 2003. </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Biography</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;"> 7 (7): 61. http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=9978625&site=eds-live.</span></p>
<br /><br /><strong>Further Reading:</strong><br /><p><span style="font-weight:400;">Cavallaro, Umberto. 2017. </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Women Spacefarers. [Electronic Resource] : Sixty Different Paths to Space</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">. 1st ed. 2017. Space Exploration. Springer International Publishing. http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat03139a&AN=suff.b2027864&site=eds-live.</span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Eileen Collins</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">. 2017. Legends of Air Power. 3 Roads Communications, Inc. </span><a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat03139a&AN=suff.b3193349&site=eds-live"><span style="font-weight:400;">http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat03139a&AN=suff.b3193349&site=eds-live</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">“Eileen Marie Collins.” 2011. </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Hutchinson’s Biography Database</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">, July, 1. http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edo&AN=32215835&site=eds-live.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Schwartz, John. 2005. “To Return Shuttle to Space, NASA Calls on Cool Leader.” </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">The New York Times</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">, April 17. http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxysuf.flo.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgin&AN=edsgcl.131579005&site=eds-live.</span></p>
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<strong>Learn More About Eileen Collins</strong><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.greatwomen.org/component/fabrik/details/2/40"><strong>Eileen Collins—National Women’s Hall of Fame</strong></a><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/collins.html"><strong>Astronaut Bio: Eileen Collins – NASA</strong></a><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ca-Ge/Collins-Eileen.html"><strong>Eileen Collins Biography: Encyclopedia of World Biography</strong></a><br /> <br /><a href="http://womenshistory.about.com/od/collinseileen/Eileen_Collins_Space_Shuttle_Commander.htm"><strong>Eileen Collins: Space Shuttle Commander (links) – About.com Women’s History</strong></a><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMlCj6og5JA"><strong>Eileen Collins: Space Pioneer (video) – NASA Television</strong></a><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojWof-vzfc0"><strong>Eileen Collins, Leadership: Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle Era (video) – Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC)</strong></a>
NASA Safety/Health Reporting Sequence
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Everyone at NASA is responsible for using established procedures to report suspected safety or health hazards to appropriate officials. No employee shall be subject to restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal for filing a report of an unsafe or unhealthful working condition. We must all be committed to protecting the safety and health of the general public and all elements of our workforce as well as preventing damage to or destruction of our high-value assets, whether on or off the ground. Make sure that you understand your local procedures for reporting hazards.
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NASA’s First A- Aeronautics History 1958-2008
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That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is more than a space agency may come as a surprise to some. Aeronautics, the first A of the NASA acronym, has always been a part of NASA, but against the headline exploits of rocket launches, Moon landings, Space Shuttle missions, and Mars rovers, aeronautics is easily lost in the shadows of NASA’s marquee space programs. The list of accomplishments for NASA’s first A is long, and this book goes a modest way toward sketching these developments.
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