Susan Helms

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Susan Jane Helms is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. Helms was a crew member on five Space Shuttle missions and was a resident of the International Space Station (ISS) for over five months in 2001. While participating in ISS Expedition 2, she and Jim Voss conducted an 8-hour and 56 minute spacewalk, the world record.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

Charlotte

Education

U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School; United States Air Force Academy; Stanford University; Parkrose High School

Awards

Colorado Women's Hall of Fame; International Space Hall of Fame; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; Armed Forces Service Medal; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; and 10 more

From Wikidata.

• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102Mission Specialist · Success · with Andy Thomas, James M. Kelly, James S. Voss, Jim Wetherbee, Paul W. Richards, Yury UsachovMarch 8, 2001 · 11:42 UTC
• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-101Mission Specialist · Success · with James Halsell, James S. Voss, Jeffrey Williams, Mary Ellen Weber, Scott Horowitz, Yury UsachovMay 19, 2000 · 10:11 UTC
• Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78Mission Specialist · Success · with Charles E. Brady Jr., Jean-Jacques Favier, Kevin R. Kregel, Richard M. Linnehan, Robert Thirsk, Terence HenricksJune 20, 1996
• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-64Mission Specialist · Success · with Carl J. Meade, Jerry M. Linenger, Lloyd Hammond, Mark C. Lee, Richard N. RichardsSeptember 9, 1994 · 22:22 UTC
• Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-54Mission Specialist · Success · with Donald R. McMonagle, Gregory Harbaugh, John Casper, Mario Runco Jr.January 13, 1993

• STS-102 EVA 18h 56m2001-03-11

• Expedition 2International Space Station · Flight Engineer2001-03-08 – 2001-08-22