1.   At that point, the shuttle pilots will begin a slow descent toward Zarya.

2.   Collins was forced to scrape together the high-performance aircraft hours that would make her eligible to become a shuttle pilot.

3.   Currently, shuttle pilots are always poised to chase a spacewalking crew member if a tether snaps.

4.   Jon McBride, a former space shuttle pilot, and David McKinley, a former state Republican chairman, are among his main competitors.

5.   The Atlantis crew also included Cmdr. Stephen N. Frick of the Navy, the shuttle pilot, and Dr. Ellen Ochoa, a mission specialist.

6.   When Discovery blasts off, Lt. Col. Eileen Collins of the Air Force will become the first woman to fly as a shuttle pilot.

7.   With shuttle pilot Paul Lockhart at the controls, Endeavour backed away from the orbital base on Saturday.

8.   A year later, NASA chose her as its first female shuttle pilot.

9.   An engineer by training, Blaha is the only shuttle pilot among the seven Americans who have lived or will live on Mir.

10.   But the sky cleared by dusk, and Mission Control gave the shuttle pilots the go-ahead for an on-time touchdown.