Susan Helms

Quick Facts

Full Name	Susan Helms
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Feb 26, 1958(1958-02-26)
Age	66
Birthplace	Charlotte
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Aquarius

Susan Helms Biography

Susan Helms is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on February 26, 1958 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. USAF Colonel and ex-astronaut who was a pilot on five Space Shuttle missions.

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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 Air Force Armament Laboratory. In 1982, she became the lead engineer for F-15 weapons separation. In 1984, she was selected to attend graduate school. She received a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University in 1985 and was assigned as an assistant professor of aeronautics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. In 1987, she attended the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. After completing one year of training as a flight test engineer, Helms was assigned as a USAF Exchange Officer to the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment, at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada, where she worked as a flight test engineer and project officer on the CF-18 aircraft. She was managing the development of a CF-18 flight control system simulation for the Canadian Forces when selected for the astronaut program.

Selected by NASA in January 1990, Helms became an astronaut in July 1991. She flew on STS-54 (1993), STS-64 (1994), STS-78 (1996), STS-101 (2000) and served aboard the International Space Station as a member of the ISS Expedition 2 crew (2001). A veteran of five space flights, Helms logged 5,064 hours in space, including an EVA of 8 hours and 56 minutes (world record).

She believes that Portland, Oregon to be her home town.

Susan Helms Net Worth

Susan Helms is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Susan Helms 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The graduate graduated from U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980, and earned her Master’s degree from Stanford in 1985.

She was a resident of the International Space Station for over five months.

Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. She was the commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic); and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. 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 for the longest spacewalk (and the longest spacewalk for a woman). Helms officially retired from the United States Air Force in 2014.

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Helms was promoted to major general in August 2009. She served as the Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. She was directly responsible to the U.S. Strategic Command commander for the development and implementation of national security policy and guidance; military strategy and guidance; space and weapons employment concepts and policy; and joint doctrine as they apply to the command and the execution of its missions. She was also responsible for the development of the nation’s strategic war plan, strategic support plans for theater combatant commanders and contingency planning for the global strike mission.

Facts & Trivia

Susan Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Susan Helms celebrates birthday on February 26 of every year.

STS-101 Atlantis, May 19–29, 2000, was a mission dedicated to the delivery and repair of critical hardware for the International Space Station. Helms prime responsibilities during this mission were to perform critical repairs to extend the life of the Functional Cargo Block (FGB). In addition, she had prime responsibility of the onboard computer network and served as the mission specialist for rendezvous with the ISS. Mission duration was 9 days, 20 hours and 9 minutes.

What is Susan Helms famous for?

Susan Helms, in full Susan Jane Helms, (born February 26, 1958, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.), U.S. astronaut and Air Force officer who was the first U.S. military woman in space (1993) and, with astronaut James Voss, performed the longest space walk (2001).

When did Susan Helms retire?

Susan Jane Helms
Total EVA time| 8 hours and 56 minutes
Missions| STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, Expedition 2 (STS-102 / STS-105)
Mission insignia|
Military career

Where did Susan Helms grow up?

Susan J. Helms was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 26, 1958, but considers Portland, Oregon , to be her hometown. It was there that she attended Parkrose Senior High School, graduating in 1976.

When did Susan Helms become an astronaut?

NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in January 1990, Helms became an astronaut in July 1991. She flew on STS-54 (1993), STS-64 (1994), STS-78 (1996), STS-101 (2000) and served aboard the International Space Station as a member of the Expedition 2 crew (2001).

Who did the longest spacewalk?

The record is currently held by Anatoly Solovyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency, with 82:22 hours from 16 EVAs, followed by NASA’s Michael Lopez- Alegria with 67:40 hours in 10 EVAs. This list is current as of March 1, 2022. The RSA designation includes spacewalks under the earlier Soviet space program.