The dictionary defines "spacewoman" as simply "a woman astronaut." In the case of its latest usage, though, the term carries more meaning.
"Spacewoman," a new documentary from Haviland Digital and Tigerlily Productions, tells the story of Eileen Collins, the United States' first female astronaut to pilot and command a space shuttle mission. The title seems obvious given its subject, but it was not something that Collins herself ever considered.
"The funny thing about it is, I would never have thought of it," said Collins in an interview with collectSPACE.com. "At one point [during the making the film] I asked, 'Did we come up with a title?' and Hannah said, 'Spacewoman.' And it made me wonder why I don't think of it."
