NAME:  Eileen Marie Collins (Major, USAF)
       NASA Astronaut
 
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE:  Born November 19, 1956, in Elmira, New York.
Her parents, James and Rose Marie Collins, reside in Elmira, New York.
 
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:  Brown hair; brown eyes; 5 feet 6 inches; 128
pounds.
 
EDUCATION:  Graduated from Elmira Free Academy, Elmira, New York, in
1974; received an associate in science degree in Mathematics/Science
from Corning Community College in 1976; a bachelor of arts degree in
Mathematics and Economics from Syracruse University in 1978, a master
of science degree in Operations Research from Stanford University in
1986, and a master of arts degree in Space Systems Management from
Webster University in 1989.
 
MARITAL STATUS:  Married to Pat Youngs, of San Antonio, Texas.  His
parents, Pat and Jackie Youngs, reside in San Antonio.
 
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS:  Running, golf, hiking, camping, reading,
photography, astronomy.
 
ORGANIZATIONS:  Member of the Air Force Association, Order of
Daedalians, Women Military Aviators, U.S. Space Foundation, and the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
 
SPECIAL HONORS:  Awarded the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with
one oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak
leaf cluster, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in
Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury, October 1983).
 
EXPERIENCE:  Collins graduated in 1979 from Air Force Undergraduate
Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, where she was a T-38 instructor
pilot until 1982.  From 1983-1985 she was a C-141 aircraft commander
and instructor pilot at Travis AFB, California.  She spent the
following year as a student with the Air Force Institute of
Technology.  From 1986-1989 she was assigned to the U.S. Air Force
Academy in Colorado, where she was an assistant professor in
mathematics and a T-41 instructor pilot.  She was selected for the
astronaut program while attending the Air Force Test Pilot School at
Edwards AFB, California, from which she graduated in 1990.
 
She has logged over 3,500 hours in 30 different types of aircraft.
 
Selected by NASA in January 1990, Collins became an Astronaut in July
1991.  She is qualified for assignment as a pilot on future Space
Shuttle flight crews, and is currently assigned to orbiter systems in
the Operations Development Branch of the Astronaut Office.  In this
capacity Major Collins is involved in the operations of and
modifications to Orbiter electrical, environmental, power and
propulsion systems.
 
AUGUST 1991