At Republican Convention, astronaut Eileen Collins will talk about 'making America fi
 

At Republican Convention, astronaut Eileen Collins will talk about 'making America first again' in space
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Eileen Collins, a retired astronaut who was *the first female commander of a NASA space shuttle mission, will address the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night.*

The day is rich with symbolism, given that it is the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Her choice to speak at the convention is a controversial decision that some spaceflight and policy experts have already decried.

But **w, we k**w what Collins is going to talk about, and according to her, it isn't "political" in nature.*

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"My message is meant to **T be political," Collins said in a statement provided to Mashable. Read more...


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