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NOW PRESIDENT PATRICIA IRELAND TO BID BON VOYAGE TO THE FIRST WOMAN SHUTTLE COMMANDER

July 16, 1999


National Organization for Women (NOW) President Patricia Ireland will be on hand to celebrate the launch of the Columbia space shuttle with NASA Astronaut Eileen M. Collins (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF) at the helm as the first woman shuttle commander.  "When Eileen Collins lifts off, she will not only break through the earth's atmosphere, she will break through the glass-ceiling at NASA,"Ireland said.
 
 WHO:    NOW President Patricia Ireland

 WHAT:  Space Shuttle Columbia Launch with
                Commander Eileen Collins

 WHEN:  Tuesday, July 20, 1999
                 12:36 AM

 WHERE: Kennedy Space Center
                  Cape Canaveral, Florida
 

Ireland will be available for comment before and after the launch.  To schedule an interview, please contact NOW's Media Relations Department at 202-331-0066 extension 762 or 775.
 
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