Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958) is a United States Air Force Major General and a former NASA astronaut. She is currently the Director, Plans and Policy, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. 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...
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Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958) is a United States Air Force Major General and a former NASA astronaut. She is currently the Director, Plans and Policy, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. 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 longest to date.
Helms was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, but considers Portland, Oregon, to be her hometown. She enjoys piano and other musical activities, jogging, traveling, reading, computers, and cooking. Her parents, Lt. Col. (Ret., USAF) Pat and Dori Helms, reside in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Helms has three sisters.
Helms graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980. She received her commission and was assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, as an F-16 weapons separation engineer with the...
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