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Susan Helms
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Susan Helms

United States of AmericaFORMERGovernment1993–2001
5
FLIGHTS
SPACEFLIGHTS
68
YEARS
AGE

Susan Helms is a former astronaut from National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 5 spaceflights.

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.

NationalityUnited States of America
BornFebruary 26, 1958
AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
TypeGovernment
StatusFormer
First FlightJanuary 13, 1993
Last FlightMarch 8, 2001