Colonel Collins Leaving NASA
The first woman to command the Space Shuttle, Eileen Collins [Colonel, USAF retired], is leaving the agency to spend some time with her children. In her case, she has a son and daughter who will be in elementary school, so this isn’t a political excuse.
The birth of her son caused NASA to require female astronauts to now undergo a pregnancy examination before flight, as she also proved to be the first pregnant woman in space.
This is just another sign of the eclipse of the space program under the Shrubbery. There was a time when astronauts had to be kicked out, because no one wanted to leave the excitement.
