Roger That! conference to celebrate women in space

This year’s “Roger That!” conference will celebrate women in space, featuring talks with feminist icon and astronaut, Eileen Collins. In 1995 Collins became the first woman to pilot a US spacecraft, and in 1999 she became the first woman to command a Space Shuttle. On Feb. 18 Collins will deliver a lecture titled “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars” at GVSU’s Loosemore Auditorium on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus at 6:30 p.m. “I wrote my book, Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars, to inform and inspire young people to consider careers in the military and in space,” Collins said. GVSU’s physics and engineering department will also have tables set up throughout the museum showcasing various fields of study available within the respective departments and related hands-on activities for participants to enjoy.
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