{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd0b2fd05-f518-4dbd-b7aa-5e405c1171ae","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"A Home out of This World with Susan Helms","description":"Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms is Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command and a NASA astronaut. Gen. Helms was selected by NASA in 1990, became an astronaut in 1991, and became NASA\u2019s first US military woman in space when she joined the Space Shuttle Endeavour crew in 1993. Other missions she participated in include STS-64 in 1994, STS-78 in1996, and STS-101 in 2000. In 2001, Gen. Helms served as a crew member of the ISS Expedition 2 and relocated to the International Space Station to live and work for over five months. While participating in the expedition, Gen. Helms, along with fellow flight engineer James Voss, conducted a spacewalk that lasted for eight hours and 56 minutes\u2014the longest on record.\u00a0Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms joins me today to share the details of living in the International Space Station\u2014250 miles above the planet\u2014and her experience being one of the first women to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy. She explains why engineering is a wonderful blend of creativity and math. You\u2019ll also learn the principles of character and leadership that helped her rise to the rank of three-star general in the United States Air Force.\u00a0\u201cIt was absolutely freeing knowing that I didn\u2019t have anything to worry about on Earth and could mentally move to space. The space station became my home.\u201d - Susan Helms\u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The life of young Susan Helms\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The relationship between math and music\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How Gen. Helms became interested in becoming a US Air Force officer\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Preparing for the physical fitness test for the US Air Force Academy\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The male warrior culture and Gen. Helms\u2019s first year at the US Air Force Academy\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Leadership insights Gen. Helms gained from her first year at the academy\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What led Gen. Helms to apply for NASA\u2019s astronaut selection program\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Meeting astronauts Sally Ride and Richard Covey\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gen. Helms\u2019s impressions of NASA culture and office\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Her assignment at the International Space Station\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Her return to parent service after the International Space Station flight\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The power of asking questions\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cultivating competence and how to handle the naysayers\u00a0Our Favorite Quotes:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBeing someone of character even on bad days is the essence of leadership.\u201d - Susan Helms\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAlways ask questions. Sometimes when they get above a certain rank, leaders don\u2019t want to be viewed as someone who doesn\u2019t have all the answers.\u201d - Susan Helms\u00a0Spaceship Not Required\u00a0I\u2019m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.\u00a0I\u2019m an explorer, and that doesn\u2019t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action.\u00a0In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required.\u00a0Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores.\u00a0Visit my website at kathysullivanexplores.com to sign up for seven astronaut tips to improving your life on earth and be the first to discover future episodes and learn about more exciting adventures ahead!\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts!\u00a0","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}