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Susan Helms-The first U.S. military woman in space

Susan Helms-The first U.S. military woman in space

By F sapkotaPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
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Susan Helms-The first U.S. military woman in space

On January 13, 1993, General Helms was selected by NASA to the Major Air Force and a member of the Space Shuttle Endeavor in January 1990 as the first American female soldier in space. During the 211 days she spent in space, including an 8-hour recording time and 56 minutes on EVA, she was a space travel veteran. She traveled with STS-54 in 1993, STS _ 64 in 1994, STS _ 78 in 1996, and STS / 101 in 2000 and is currently a member of Expedition 2 aboard the International Space Station.

Helms was a member of the Endeavor crew of the spacecraft, the first American woman in space, and was named BS, No. She was also a member of a world-class Air Force Academy that included women flying in 30 American and Canadian aircraft. aircraft, she was an aeronautical engineer and engineer of aircraft-based aircraft such as the F-15 and F-16 aircraft and retired as a three-star pilot in 2014 working as the first female commander at Vandenberg Air Force Base. He flew in 1993 with STS-54, 1994 with STs-64, 1996 with ST s-78, and 2000 with STS-101 and served as a member of the ISS Expedition 2 team at the International Space Station in 2001.

Retired Air Force (LTG) retired Lieutenant General and Air Force Susan Helms is the first woman in space and holds the longest record of eight hours and 56 minutes. Susan J. Helms, a former disarmament specialist in the Air Force, was selected in 1985 to graduate from high school and later earned a master's degree in aerospace at Stanford University. Helms was a graduate of the US Air Force Academy where he was the first in a cadet class for women from Stanford and USAF Test Pilot School. Helms flew more than 30 types of aircraft before being selected by NASA in 1990. In 12 years at NASA, he flew five missions, including a six-month stay at the International Space Station in 2001. In 2001, he and his colleague Jim Voss set a record of outstanding work, also known as space travel, eight hours and 56 minutes.

Helms returned to the US Air Force in July 2002 after NASA's 12-year mission that spanned 211 days in space and held a position at the headquarters of USAF Space Command. She was also appointed Director of Planning and Policy at the US Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base and from 2006 to 2008 became the first female commander at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. She last served as the 14th Air Force (USAF Space Command) First Female Commander in Colorado Springs (JFC-ECOMCOM - Joint Force Component Command for Space in U.S. Strategic Command). Susan Jane Helms, commander of the 14th Air Force, is currently the Strategic Commander, Joint Functional Component Command Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Helms was a member of the second group that sat on the space station during Expedition 2, the machines that went to the International Space Station from March 8 to August 22, 2001. The duties of Lieutenant General Helmand included visits to the Air Force Space Command Headquarters, the Air Education and Training Command, and the US Strategic Command, where he was director of planning and policy (J5).

The seven-time astronaut Susan J. Helms was General Major of USAF. His first job at STS-54 aboard the Endeavor spacecraft was in January 1993. He boarded a 17-day flight to Columbia on STs-78 and flew to Columbia as a paid loading officer and aircraft engineer at MS-2. The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 2 comprising two American Americans (Helms and aircraft engineer James Voss) and a Russian cosmonaut (master Yuri Usachev) was launched aboard the STs 102 Discovery on March 8th, 2001, and arrived at the ISS on the day. next.

The first was the STS-54 mission that boarded the Endeavor Space Shuttle from 13 to 19 January 1993, when satellite tracking and data were launched into space. His second job was in September 1994 at STs-64, as an aircraft engineer and operator of a major manipulator program (RMS). The 78 STs that flew to Columbia were a paid load manager and aircraft engineer from June 20 to July 7, 1996, in the longest cruise campaign in Columbia a year before the 80 STs set their nineteen-hour record.

On March 11, Helms and astronaut James Voss traveled through space to create space for the last short-term module that lasted eight hours and 56 minutes - making it the longest route ever. Helms returned to Earth on 22 August 2001 aboard the spacecraft Discovery as part of the STS-105 missile.

Susan Helms, the First American Soldier in Space, is a retired Air Force Lieutenant General (LTG), astronaut, and crew member in four Space Shuttle missions and holds the longest record (8 hours, 56 minutes). ) and became the first woman at the International Space Station (ISS). As Commander of the 14th Air Force, the only Air Force, his main operational duties included the deployment of satellites at the East and West edges, control and control systems, mechanical alerts, space monitoring, control and control functions assigned and assigned to the Common Space Force. Susan Jane Helms (born February 26, 1958, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) is an American astronaut and Air Force officer. He was the first U.S. military commander in space in 1993 and astronaut James Voss, who operated the second-longest ship in 2001.

Lieutenant General (Ret) Susan Helms is the founder and owner of the private consulting firm Orbital Vision LLC in Colorado Springs, CO. She was a member of the Space Shuttle Endeavor crew, the first American spacewoman, and is on the board of directors of Concho Resources, Inc. (CXO) and trustees of Aerospace Corporation.

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