Nearly €30,000 was spent by FÁS on a film crew to capture the 2006 visit of US astronaut, Commander Eileen Collins, whom the agency invited to Ireland to promote a science project.
Eileen Collins (1974) - Retired Astronaut, first female pilot, commander of the Space Shuttle
In 1991 astronaut Eileen Collins carried Thaden's flying helmet into space on the space shuttle to honor her achievements and the early women pioneers of flight.
Retired Astronaut & United States Air Force Colonel Eileen Collins visited the school in 2006, Collins is the first woman to command a space-shuttle.
Phil Collins | Joan Collins | Judy Collins | Bootsy Collins | Eileen Myles | Wilkie Collins | Fort Collins, Colorado | Susan Collins | Francis Collins | Bud Collins | Jackie Collins | Collins | Max Allan Collins | Albert Collins | James C. Collins | Shirley Collins | Kerry Collins | Eileen Ivers | Edwyn Collins | Billy Collins | Rockwell Collins | Eileen Ford | Collins Street | Tricia Collins | Michelle Collins | Gary Collins | Fort Collins | Eileen Gray | Collins Street, Melbourne | Collins Bridge |