Ovarian Cysts and Tumors Ovarian masses or neoplasms can be cystic or solid. A cyst is fluid-filled and a tumor or âmassâ is solid.
Christa McAuliffe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 2, 1948. A high school teacher, she made history when she became the first American civilian selected to go into space in 1985. On January 28, 1986, McAuliffe boarded the Challenger space shuttle in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
First female shuttle commander to speak at GOP convention. Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command space shuttle missions speaks after being inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett. WASHINGTON â Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, is slated to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next week, according to the speaker roster organizers unveiled July 15.