Susan J. Helms Susan J. Helms is an accomplished astronaut with five space flights, logging over 5,064 hours in space. She holds the world’s record for the longest space walk of 8 hours and 56 minutes. Helms was born on 26 February 1958, in Charlotte, North Carolina, but considers Portland, Oregon, her hometown. Helms received her interest in flight from her parents, Lieutenant Colonel Pat (USAF, Retired) and Dori Helms. maxwell.af.mil
