A Night with Astronaut Eileen Collins and Audience Q&A
Venue: Haymarket Theater (Squires), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
The Hokie Activities Board presents A Night with Astronaut Eileen Collins and Audience Q&A on Thursday, November 13, 2025 inside Haymarket Theater, located within the Squires Student Center, on the campus of Virginia Tech.
Eileen is a former astronaut and a retired United States Air Force colonel who is coming to share her experiences exploring the cosmos in a program titled "through the glass ceiling to the stars".
Her accolades include:
• First American woman to pilot a space shuttle
• First American woman to command a U.S. space shuttle mission
• National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee
• Distinguished Flying Cross
• U.S. Air Force Colonel
• She logged over 6,751 hours in 30 different types of aircraft and more than 872 hours in space across her four missions
Admission is free. First priority is for Virginia Tech students and staff, but if there are open seats, they will be available to the public.
Doors open at 6:30 PM and the program starts at 7:00 PM.
Haymarket Theater, located within the Squires Student Center, is located at 290 College Avenue in Blacksburg, VA.
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For more information, visit: https://gobblerconnect.vt.edu/event/11707330 or https://www.instagram.com/vt.hab/.
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