Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
| Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
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February 7, 1963 St. Paul, Minnesota |
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Other occupation
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Diver |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
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Time in space
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27d 15h 36m 12s |
| Selection | 1996 NASA Group |
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Total EVAs
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5 |
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Total EVA time
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33 hours and 42 minutes |
| Missions | STS-115, STS-126 |
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Mission insignia
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Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper (born on February 7, 1963) is an American Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut. She has achieved the rank of Captain in the United States Navy. She is also a qualified and experienced salvage officer. Her major salvage projects include de-stranding the tanker Exxon Houston off the coast of Barbers Point, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, and developing the plan for the Peruvian Navy salvage of the Peruvian submarine Pacocha.
Stefanyshyn-Piper has received numerous honors and awards, such as the Meritorious Service Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals, and two Navy Achievement Medals. She has flown on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-115 and STS-126, during which she completed five spacewalks totaling 33 hours and 42 minutes. As of January 2017[update], she ranks 39th on the all-time list of space walkers by duration.
Stefanyshyn-Piper was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, of Ukrainian-American heritage. Her father, Michael (Mykhailo) Stefanyshyn, now deceased, was born in the Halychyna region of Ukraine, and sent to work in Germany during World War II. After the end of the war, he married a German woman and they both immigrated to the U.S. Stefanyshyn-Piper's mother, Adelheid Stefanyshyn, still lives in St. Paul. Stefanyshyn-Piper was raised in the Ukrainian cultural community of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, is a member of Plast – a Ukrainian scouting organization, and speaks Ukrainian.
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