Women of Space

A veteran of four Space Shuttle missions, Helms and fellow astronaut Jim Voss conducted an almost nine-hour space walk outside the International Space Station in 2001, the longest EVA to date.
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Spacewalker: Susan Helms
A veteran of four Space Shuttle missions, Helms and fellow astronaut Jim Voss conducted an almost nine-hour space walk outside the International Space Station in 2001, the longest EVA to date. In this photo, she poses with the suits used for the spacewalk.

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