Susan Helms, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Susan Helms

Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1958

Place of Birth: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Profession: astronaut, engineer, aircraft pilot, air force officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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.