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- Born: February 7, 1963NASA: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper Biography
- Residence: Houston, Texas
- Served in the U.S. Navy, ranked captainNASA: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper Biography
- NASA astronaut since 1996NASA: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper Biography
- First woman to be chosen as lead spacewalker on NASA missionFOX 9 (Minnesota): Minnesota Astronaut First Woman To Lead Spacewalking Mission (November 9, 2008)
- Has made two space flights
- Mission of both flights to report to International Space Station for repairs and supply replenishmentFOX 9 (Minnesota): Minnesota Astronaut First Woman To Lead Spacewalking Mission (November 9, 2008)
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Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper is an American astronaut for NASA and a captain in the U.S. Navy. She was the first woman named lead spacewalker on a NASA mission. Stefanyshyn-Piper has flown two space missions, including a November 2008 Endeavor mission in which she led a spacewalk team on the International Space Station.
While performing repairs on the International Space Station during a seven-hour shift on November 18, 2008, Stefanyshyn-Piper was reported to have lost a bag of tools after a grease gun exploded, forcing her to lose hold of the bag. Co-spacewalker Stephen Bowen shared tools with Stefanyshyn-Piper for the remaining hours of their shift.
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Missions
- 2006: Served as mission specialist on 12-day mission to International Space Station, including two space walks that totaled 13 hours and eight minutes
- November 2008: Lead spacewalker on Space Shuttle Endeavor. Two-week mission to International Space Station included three planned spacewalks, as well as the building of additional crew quarters, a life support system and a Resistive Exercise Device
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To see the earth go by: Catholic astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper on life in space, from weightless spiders and lost tools to the sight of our planet.(Opinion ... An article from: National Catholic Reporter - $9.95
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