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Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and 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.
Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms is Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command; and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
May 3, 2024 · Susan Helms (born February 26, 1958, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.) is a 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).
Lieutenant General Susan J. Helms, USAF (Ret.), was elected to the Board of Trustees of The Aerospace Corporation on March 9, 2017. Helms graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980, and was in the first class to admit women into the cadet corps.
SUSAN J. HELMS (LIEUTENANT GENERAL, USAF) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) PERSONAL DATA: Born February 26, 1958, 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.
Mar 28, 2024 · One of the first female Air Force Academy graduates, Susan Helms, became the first female military astronaut iin space. By: Katie Parkins. Posted at 5:45 PM, Mar 28, 2024. DENVER — Neil Armstrong may have made one small step for man, but Susan Helms made one giant leap for womankind.
Nov 9, 2013 · Former space shuttle astronaut Lieutenant General Susan Helms has told the Air Force she plans to retire after more than 30 years of service, an Air Force spokesman said on Friday. The Senate...
Aug 19, 2021 · Details. Date: August 19, 2021. 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm. HERstory, Virtual. Military Women’s Memorial. Venue. Virtual. MWM President Phyllis Wilson sits down with Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, USAF (Ret.). Not only did Helms serve in the U.S. Air Force, but she was also a NASA.
Mar 27, 2014 · -- From becoming the first military woman in space to commanding a Numbered Air Force, Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, former 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Joint Functional Component Command for Space and U.S. Strategic Command commander, revealed the secrets of her success to the men and women of Buckley Air Force Base during a Women's History...
Mar 28, 2003 · Susan Helms is not rambling across the prairie in a covered wagon, but she is a pioneer. She is an astronaut. Her frontier: space. Helms was the first U.S. military woman in space in 1993 and the first woman to inhabit the International Space Station in 2001.
