Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, born February 7, 1963 in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights. She obtained the rank of Captain in the US Navy.
Her first mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-115) as mission specialist in September 2006. She conducted two EVAs during the mission for a total of 12 hours and 8 minutes.
She then commanded the 12th expedition to NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO 12) in the Aquarius underwater laboratory in May 2007.
Her second and final flight was as mission specialist on Endeavour (STS-126) in November 2008. She participated in three of four EVAs during the flight, which brought her total time in EVA to 33 hours and 42 minutes.
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