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Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper Photo: NASA
As the NZ Aerospace Summit gets underway next week in Christchurch, we’re joined by NASA astronaut, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.
Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, took this self-portrait having just unstowed the forward Solar Array Blanket Box (SABB) on a space walk on the International Space Station. Photo: NASA
Heide has performed five spacewalks, she's been up to the International Space station and down to the bottom of the ocean as well, as a Navy dive commander. Her work now is to encourage other young women to pursue careers in space.
Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (left) and Shane Kimbrough continued the process of removing debris and applying lubrication around the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint. Photo: NASA