Breaking barriers in the space world | Newsmaker

Retired Colonel Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a U.S. spacecraft, discusses her barrier-breaking career and the release of her documentary, Space Woman. Collins reflects on her journey from watching planes as a child to participating in the military's first integrated flight tests and eventually joining NASA. She provides a vivid account of the sensory intensity of a shuttle launch, the challenges of managing mechanical failures in orbit, and the "overview effect" of seeing Earth from space.