During the third night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, vice-presidential nominee and Indiana Governor Mike Pence will give his acceptance speech. Other speakers include former presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Newt Gingrich, and two women including former astronaut Eileen Collins.
Colonel Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle (Shuttle mission STS-93 which launched in July 1999). She logged 38 days, 8 hours, and 10 minutes in outer space before retiring in 2006 at the age of 49. She is married to pilot Pat Youngs; they are the parents of two children. In 2013, Collins was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Collins has also been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
