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One of first female Air Force Academy graduates, Susan Helms, becomes first female military astronaut in space
29 Mar 2024 00:37 GMT
… step for man, but Susan Helms made one giant leap for … "From the time that Susan was in the Air Force … teaching there.
NASA selected Helms to officially become an astronaut in July … quot; NASA said.
In 2011, Helms was inducted into the Astronauts Hall …
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Astronauts visit Colorado Springs elementary schools ahead of ISS contact event
30 Jan 2024 07:59 GMT
… opportunity to meet two former astronauts Monday.
The assemblies were actually … space talk.
The two former NASA astronauts, who served in the Air … Kevin Chilton and Lieutenant General Susan Helms spoke to students about space …
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Rocket Report: Starship could save Mars Sample Return; BE-4s for second Vulcan
19 Apr 2024 11:21 GMT
… May 6 with two veteran NASA astronauts on a test flight to … its first flight with astronauts. Members of NASA's Aerospace Safety … ," said Susan Helms, a retired Air Force general, former astronaut, and current …
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All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner
18 Apr 2024 15:35 GMT
… next month with two veteran NASA astronauts on a test flight to … a brief photo opportunity with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams … ," said Susan Helms, a retired Air Force general, former astronaut, and now …
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Beyond Pluto, New Horizons Gets a Reprieve from NASA
03 Oct 2023 17:07 GMT
… Object (KBO).
Spectacular Results
NASA launched the nearly $1-billion … produced “spectacular results,” says Jane Luu of the University of … says Ralph McNutt, who helms the proposal team at APL … Belt science. “We ... ask NASA, the Administration, and Congress to …
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First Air Force Academy astronaut remembered as a calm and humble leader
08 Sep 2023 22:43 GMT
… Graduate to serve as a NASA Astronaut.
Beneath a sliver of … hours in space, according to NASA. In 1983, he served … satellites, among other experiments, NASA said.
His friend and Air … inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame alongside Susan Helms, who completed …
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FACTBOX: Cosmonautics Day
11 Apr 2024 22:43 GMT
… 40 countries (including unofficial astronauts and space tourists), 76 … ISS by US astronauts James Voss and Susan Helms. The record … was carried out by NASA astronaut Christina Koch who stayed … was performed by American Susan Helms, and Peggy Whitson holds …
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CNES astronaut Jean-Jacques Favier, 1st French scientist to fly in space, dies at 73
26 Mar 2023 15:01 GMT
… Linnehan, Susan Helms and Charles Brady (opens in new tab) of NASA, as … : Weightlessness and its effect on astronauts
STS-78 payload specialist Jean … . (Image credit: NASA)
After his career as an astronaut, Favier returned to …
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NASA's private spaceflight move paves the way for future space tourism
05 Aug 2022 17:24 GMT
… future missions without a NASA astronaut aboard, having four … commander and a former NASA astronaut. The group admitted … SpaceX training.
The former NASA astronaut said, “Getting used … Station crew,” said Susan Helms, a former NASA astronaut and member of …