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  STS-105 : Susan Helms
Helms is assigned as a member of the second crew to inhabit the International Space Station (ISS-2), scheduled for launch in February 2001, and composed of a 3 member crew (2 American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut).
Helms prime responsibilities during this mission were to perform critical repairs to extend the life of the Functional Cargo Block (FGB).
Helms is currently living and working onboard the International Space Station as a member of the second crew to inhabit the International Space Station.
www.shuttlepresskit.com /STS-105/crew29.htm   (1100 words)

  
  Susan J. Helms
Helms is assigned as a member of the second crew to inhabit the International Space Station (ISS-2), scheduled for launch in February 2001, and composed of a 3 member crew (2 American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut).
Helms will be the SSRMS operator taking the Airlock from the Shuttle and will berth the Airlock to the Space Station.
Helms prime responsibilities during this mission were to perform critical repairs to extend the life of the Functional Cargo Block (FGB).
www.angelfire.com /punk5/popthatcollar/destination/pages/helms_jpg.htm   (929 words)

  
 Helms
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, Canadian Forces Base, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, where she worked as a flight test engineer and project officer on the CF-18 aircraft.
On STS-64, September 9-20, 1994, Helms was the flight engineer for orbiter operations and the primary RMS operator aboard Space Shuttle Discovery.
The first crew exchange aboard the International Space Station is complete now that Susan Helms has moved her custom-fitted Soyuz seat liner into the Russian return vehicle about midnight CST today.
www.astronautix.com /astros/helms.htm   (10040 words)

  
 The secret of the space station’s success - Space News - MSNBC.com
Astronaut Susan Helms, the flight engineer for the international space station's Expedition 2, totes computer hardware on the Destiny laboratory in March 2001.
Helms is a veteran NASA astronaut who made three shuttle missions in the 1990s, then helped assemble the station during a fourth mission in 2000.
Helms pointed out that the space station comprises modules designed by NASA and its U.S. contractors, as well as modules designed by the Russian Space Agency and its industrial partners.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7763702   (774 words)

  
 Susan Helms
Helms was the first U.S. military woman in space in 1993, the first woman to inhabit the International Space Station in 2001 and she holds the world record, along with her crewmate Army Col. Jim Voss, for the longest space walk of eight hours and 56 minutes also in 2001.
The defining moment for Helms was during the test pilot school graduation, when guest speaker Col. Dick Covey, an astronaut, approached her and said, “I hope we see you in Houston some time.” He was referring to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, the home of astronaut training.
Helms and her ISS crewmates, Voss and Russian cosmonaut Yury Usachev, were the first mixed-gender crew to live together for six months.
www.bluebirdbnb.com /html/susan_helms.html   (882 words)

  
 Stanford Magazine: May/June 2001: Feature Story: Walking on Air
Helms thought she would be on the space station by 1999, but her training time doubled as the economics, politics and logistics of the most complex international "start-up" ever delayed flight schedules.
Helms says her Russian experience was ironic, given her military background and the fact that she entered the astronaut program at about the same time the former Soviet Union dissolved.
Helms, Voss and Usachev were left with a Soyuz mock-up and limited supplies in a subarctic region to simulate what might happen if they were forced to evacuate the space station and crashed in a remote area.
www.stanfordalumni.org /news/magazine/2001/mayjun/features/helms.html   (2032 words)

  
 Susan J. Helms at AllExperts
}Susan Jane Helms is a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut.
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.
On this flight, Helms served as the flight engineer for orbiter operations and the primary RMS operator aboard Space Shuttle.
en.allexperts.com /e/s/su/susan_j._helms.htm   (1267 words)

  
 Student Project Presented to Space Station Astronaut, Susan Helms
A 1/40th-scale detailed diorama model of the Destiny Lab was presented to astronaut Susan Helms by Robert Jackson, machine trades instructor, and John Huston, drafting and auto cad instructor, during the 8th Annual International Space Station Educators Conference at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
One of Helms’ objectives during her five-month stay on the space station was to help with the docking and setup of Destiny.
Helms was one of several astronauts who participated either in person or via satellite as featured speakers at the space station conference.
www2.cet.edu /iss/techcheck/techcheck5/art6tc5.html   (671 words)

  
 Astrology: Susan Helms - StarIQ.com
A highly regarded NASA astronaut since 1991, Pisces Susan Helms dispels many of the stereotypical images of her sign, which is traditionally accused of being unassertive—even wimpy—and afraid to take risks.
Susan is motivated to take action based on having faith in her vision of a more enlightened future, a vision that takes on greater evolutionary importance as humanity’s understanding of its universe unfolds.
Helms’ Jupiter-Neptune conjunction means that these planets are so closely aligned that they operate as one unit.
stariq.com /pagetemplate/article.asp?PageID=2389   (893 words)

  
 STS 101 Mission Specialist: Susan Helms
Helms has flown on three space flights and has logged over 800 hours in space.
She attended graduate school at Stanford University where she received her degree in 1985 and was assigned as an assistant professor of aeronautics at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Helms has flown in 30 different types of U.S. and Canadian military aircraft.
www.space.com /peopleinterviews/sts101_helms_bio.html   (400 words)

  
 Astrology: Susan Helms - StarIQ.com
A highly regarded NASA astronaut since 1991, Pisces Susan Helms dispels many of the stereotypical images of her sign, which is traditionally accused of being unassertive—even wimpy—and afraid to take risks.
Susan is motivated to take action based on having faith in her vision of a more enlightened future, a vision that takes on greater evolutionary importance as humanity’s understanding of its universe unfolds.
Helms’ Jupiter-Neptune conjunction means that these planets are so closely aligned that they operate as one unit.
www.stariq.com /Main/Articles/P0002389.HTM   (893 words)

  
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Susan Helms was the first U.S. military woman in space in 1993 and the first woman to inhabit the International Space Station in 2001.
Susan Helms is not rambling across the prairie in a covered wagon, but she is a pioneer.
Helms was the first U.S. military woman in space in 1993 and the first woman to inhabit the International Space Station in 2001.
www.rickbroome.com /launchpad.htm   (1101 words)

  
 :: NASA Quest > Women of NASA ::   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Susan: Well what I wish for all the girls and young women today is for them to know that if there’s something they really want to do, go do it.
Susan: Well Bonnie, one of the things we’ve been doing in the last three or four years is trying to break that language barrier.
Susan: I think that it’s never too late or it’s never too early I should say, to start developing the good habits you need to be a successful adult at whatever it is you want to do.
quest.arc.nasa.gov /projects/won/TODTWD/2002/4-25-02_helms.html   (8957 words)

  
 The Daily Texan
The 43-year-old Helms will be the first woman to live on the international space station Alpha as she shares duty with Alpha commander Usachev and fellow crew member Voss.
Helms, a four-time space flier and an astronaut since 1990, brushes aside such jokes and insists she won't be cleaning any more or any less than Usachev and Voss.
The 43-year-old Helms won't be doing anything differently than her two crewmates as far as daily exercise, even though doctors suspect months of weightlessness may cause her to lose more bone and calcium.
tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu /webarchive/03-06-01/PF2001030614_s01_Space.html   (1067 words)

  
 Colonel Susan Helms
Helms was born in February 1958 in Charlotte, N.C. Her father is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel.
She is a veteran of five space flights, logging 5,064 hours in space, including an extravehicular activity, or "space walk" of 8 hours and 56 minutes, a world record to install hardware to the external body of the laboratory module.
Helms lived and worked onboard the ISS as a member of the second crew to inhabit ISS Alpha.
www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123006503   (412 words)

  
 Name of Space Traveler
She enjoys piano and other musical activities, jogging, traveling, reading, computers, and cooking.
Helms has logged over 5,064 hours in space, including an activity of 8 hours and 56 minutes-a world record.
Susan Helms was the first U.S. to inhabit the
library.thinkquest.org /04apr/00097/Biogr-May/Helms.htm   (212 words)

  
 Discovery.com -- International Space Station
Helms has an opportunity to preview her new home and fine-tune her plans for her move, now scheduled for next spring.
Helms, who is single and not a parent, had an easier time with the hefty travel requirements of her job.
Helms, Voss and their commander, cosmonaut Yuri Usachev, will follow the first station expedition crew, which is now more than a year behind its planned launch.
www.discovery.com /stories/science/spacestation/2a2a_side.html   (613 words)

  
 Susan Helms
Susan Helms is an American astronaut who was born on February 26, 1958, in North Carolina.
Helms made her first spaceflight aboard STS-54 in 1993.
Helms made her third spaceflight in 1996, aboard STS-78.
www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/people/astronauts/helms.html   (128 words)

  
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A veteran of five space flights, Helms has logged 5,064 hours in space, including an EVA of 8 hours and 56 minutes (world record).
Helms lived and worked onboard the International Space Station as a member of the second crew to inhabit the International Space Station Alpha.
Helms spent a total of 163 days aboard the Space Station.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /newburyas/astronautbios/susanjhelms.html   (1055 words)

  
 ISS Astronaut Susan Helms: Space is More Than a Nice Place to Visit
Midway through a five-month stay aboard the station, Helms in recent days has been making what amounts to a space-to-ground sales pitch to fellow astronauts who might be reluctant to take on a lengthy tour aboard the orbital outpost.
During each of her shuttle flights, Helms found herself scrambling to carry out mission objectives, such deploying or retrieving satellites, conducting scientific experiments, or repairing systems aboard the first building block of the new station.
All in all, both Helms and Voss say that living and working on the station is an experience that hesitant NASA astronauts might want to reconsider.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/missions/iss_freetime_010615.html   (1444 words)

  
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www.nergizing.com /work.htm   (582 words)

  
 Canadians in Space, STS-100
Once Endeavour was at a distance of 137 meters from the station, Ashby initiated a three-quarter circle flyaround of the station as Mission Specialist Yuri Lonchakov activated a large-format IMAX camera in Endeavour's payload bay to photograph the station.
With the one operational CandC computer, and Susan Helms at the ready with a back-up laptop computer in Unity, the crew was given a "go" to begin the undocking procedure for the Italian Space Agency-provided Raffaello logistics module about 3:20 p.m.
Helms performed a series of troubleshooting steps that restored the ground's ability to monitor and send commands to the station's U.S. systems.
resources.yesican-science.ca /trek/sts-100   (2167 words)

  
 Science Museum | People and Space | Susan Helms
Susan Helms has lived and worked on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Susan and her crewmates also welcomed the visiting Russian crew that included Dennis Tito, the first space tourist.
You can see Susan Helms on board the International Space Station in the Space Station 3D film showing at the Science Museum.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk /on-line/bhm/116.asp   (93 words)

  
 Col. Susan Helms   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As a member of the space shuttle Endeavor crew, then Maj. Susan Helms, was the first U.S. military woman in space Jan. 13, 1993.
Helms was born in Charlotte, N.C., and she graduated from Parkrose Senior High School in Portland, Ore., in 1976.
She received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980 and was awarded her master of science degree in aeronautics/astronautics from Stanford University in 1985.
www.af.mil /history/spotlight.asp?storyID=123016936   (428 words)

  
 CNN.com - Newly returned station crew coping well - August 30, 2001
After the interviews, Helms, fellow astronaut Jim Voss and cosmonaut Yury Usachev had a big breakfast, according to NASA spokeswoman Eileen Hawley.
Helms said she found it easier than expected to spend several months away from home.
Helms, Usachev and Voss were able to walk off the shuttle after landing, but they still are undergoing physical therapy at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to adjust to Earth's gravity.
edition.cnn.com /2001/TECH/space/08/29/alpha.crew   (590 words)

  
 Spaceflight Now | STS-101 Mission Report | Mission Specialist Susan Helms
Helms is assigned to STS-101, a mission dedicated to the delivery and repair of critical hardware for the International Space Station.
Her prime responsibilities on this mission are to perform critical repairs that extend the life of the Functional Cargo Block (FGB).
STS-101 mission specialist Susan Helms talks about the mission in a preflight interview with NASA public affairs.
www.spaceflightnow.com /shuttle/sts101/crew/helms.html   (1099 words)

  
 Susan Helms & Field Day ON Voice 16:30 UTC
Hi All: I just talked to Susan Helms on ISS today (june 32, 16:30 UTC).
Frequencies: See Franks memo below ************************* Subject: [sarex] Susan Helms and Field Day Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 12:21:43 -0400 From: "Frank H. Bauer" To: sarex@AMSAT.Org All, I mentioned yesterday that Susan was interested in talking to hams during field day.
Susan wanted to make sure she was going to be using the correct freqs for the field day event.
www.amsat.org /amsat/archive/sarex/200106/msg00144.html   (648 words)

  
 Astronaut Susan Helms and DP James Neihouse
Astronaut Susan Helms and DP James Neihouse sit uncomfortably waiting for me to set up my recorder.
Susan in a blue Nasa jumpsuit accented by her blue eyes and contrasted strongly by her red wavy hair, speaks carefully and sharply, yet personally.
JN: Susan was involved with the exterior on the I.C.B.C., which is the cargo bay camera.
www.rossanthony.com /interviews/spacestnint.shtml   (1870 words)

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