Spacewoman: The Extraordinary Journey of Eileen Collins Spotlight

 

We don't know what we're capable of until we're tested. Eileen Collins endured arduous challenges to become the first woman to command the Space Shuttle. As a new era dawns for NASA, here's a chance to look back on the era when the United States space agency traded capsules for space planes, and sought international partnership with the scientific community. What issues did Eileen Collins struggle with as she refined her skills as an astronaut? And what price did her family have to pay to help her achieve her dreams?

Here's all the info from Haviland Digital and Tigerlily:

 

A Film About the Extraordinary Journey of Eileen Collins, the First Woman to Pilot and Command the Space Shuttle

SPACEWOMAN

Lands in LA Theaters May 28th &

Santa Barbara Theaters, May 29th!

 

**Official Selection – Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival 2025**

**Official Selection – DOC NYC Film Festival 2025**

**Official Selection – Athena film Festival 2025**

**Official Selection – Boulder International Film Festival 2025**

**Official Selection – Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 2025**

Directed by Hannah Berryman

Produced by Keith Haviland and Natasha Dack Ojumu.

Written by Hannah Berryman

Featuring Colonel Eileen Collins, Bridget Youngs, Pat Youngs, Luke Youngs, Charlie Camarda, Cady Coleman, Dr. Mike Foale, Wayne Hale, Paul Hill, Marcia Dunn, and Margy Conklin

Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command an American spacecraft. Born on the other side of the tracks in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the US Air Force and at NASA in her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions. With an incredible set of archival materials, intimate interviews, and a moving score by Marcelo Zarvos, Hannah Berryman’s nail-biting film shares the emotional journey experienced by Eileen’s family, and explores what level of risk is acceptable in human endeavour.

RT: 95 Minutes

 

For more, see the Spacewoman trailer on Youtube.

 

If you're in the Los Angeles or Santa Barbara regions, find a theater near you. 

 

Thanks to Falco Ink for sharing this announcement with us.