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Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper

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Flight record

2 flights on padside's record, flying from 2006 to 2008, with 2 spacewalks in that span.

2Flights
27d 15hTime in space
1d 9hEVA time
5Spacewalks

Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.

Biography

Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper is an American Naval officer, engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. She has achieved the rank of Captain in the United States Navy. She is also a qualified and experienced salvage officer. Her major salvage projects include de-stranding the tanker Exxon Houston off the coast of Barbers Point, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, and developing the plan for the Peruvian Navy salvage of the Peruvian submarine Pacocha. Stefanyshyn-Piper has received numerous honors and awards, such as the Meritorious Service Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals, and two Navy Achievement Medals. She has flown on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-115 and STS-126, during which she completed five spacewalks totaling 33 hours and 42 minutes. As of 2018, she ranks 39th on the all-time list of space walkers by duration.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Flights

Spacewalks

  • STS-126 EVA 37h 57m2008-11-22
  • STS-126 EVA 26h 45m2008-11-20
  • STS-126 EVA 16h 52m2008-11-18
  • STS-115 EVA 36h 42m2006-09-15
  • STS-115 EVA 15h 26m2006-09-12

Born 1963-02-07