Maj. Gen. Susan J. Helms is director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Previously, she was selected by NASA, and became an astronaut. While she was an Air Force major and a member of the space shuttle Endeavour crew, she became the first U.S. military woman in space. She flew on STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, and STS-101, and served aboard the International Space Station as a member of the Expedition-2 crew. Helms earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., and a Master of Science degree in aeronautics/astronautics, Stanford University, Calif.
Critical Issues – Space Situational Awareness & Space Debris
Presented in Association with the AMOS Conference, a Project of the Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
Special introduction by Ms. Jeanne Skog, President & CEO, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
