Husband describes how he became a shuttle commander having flown in only one other space flight:

This maneuver required skilled piloting, as the shuttle commander must fly very close to the ISS without the station always in full view.

Then in July 1999, she became the first woman to be a shuttle commander.

But I'll have my shuttle commander's rating and be back to permanent Jump status in just a few more cycles.

"Nice," the latest shuttle commander is called.

Before undocking, the shuttle commander will generally bid farewell to the station commander.

"Patch me through to the shuttle commander," said the War Admiral.

Jadviga Binkis, wife of the Soviet shuttle commander, is also included in the crew.

At any time now, that impatient, arrogant shuttle commander was going to break in upon his thoughts.

"They're dumping the bodies," the shuttle commander commented dryly.