caption birth_place mission article_title birth_date selection rank insignia image time name type occupation
lt. gen. susan j. helms , usaf charlotte , north carolina , u.s. sts-54 2 -lrb- sts-102 / sts-105 -rrb- , sts-64 , sts-78 , sts-101 , expedition susan helms
 26 february 1958 1990 nasa group lieutenant general , usaf 30px30px30px30px30px 30px 30px helms sj4.jpg 210d 23h 06m susan jane helms nasa astronaut engineer
susan helms

susan jane helms -lrb- born february 26 , 1958 -rrb- is a retired lieutenant general in the united states air force and a former nasa astronaut .
she was the commander , 14th air force -lrb- air forces strategic -rrb- ; 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 -lrb- iss -rrb- 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 longest to date .
helms officially retired from the united states air force in 2014 .
