Editing Susan Helms (section)

{{Short description|American astronaut and Air Force lieutenant general (born 1958)}}
{{Infobox astronaut
|name          = Susan Helms
|image         = Helms sj4.jpg
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1958|2|26}}
|birth_place   = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|education     = [[United States Air Force Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Stanford University ]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
|awards        = [[Defense Superior Service Medal]] (3)<br>[[Legion of Merit]] (4)<br>[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]] (3)
|type          = [[NASA astronaut]]
|rank          = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
|time          = 210d 23h 6m
|selection     = [[NASA Astronaut Group 13|NASA Group 13 (1990)]]
|eva1          = 1
|eva2          = 8h 56m
|mission       = [[STS-54]]<br>[[STS-64]]<br>[[STS-78]]<br>[[STS-101]]<br>[[Expedition 2]] ([[STS-102]] / [[STS-105]])
|insignia      = [[File:Sts-54-patch.png|40px]] [[File:Sts-64-patch.png|40px]] [[File:STS-78 patch.svg|48px]] [[File:Sts-101-patch.svg|48px]] [[File:STS-102 Patch.svg|40px]] [[File:Expedition 2 insignia.svg|30px]] [[File:Sts-105-patch.svg|40px]]
|module = {{Infobox military person
|embed = yes
|serviceyears = 1980–2014
|unit = [[United States Strategic Command]]}}
}}
'''Susan Jane Helms''' (born February 26, 1958) is a retired [[United States Air Force]] [[lieutenant general (United States)|lieutenant general]] and [[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]].<ref name=AFBio />

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.

Helms officially retired from the [[United States Air Force]] in 2014.

In 2020, she was elected a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] for accomplishments in civil and military space programs.