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William Shepherd

Retired· NASA · American

William Shepherd

William McMichael "Bill" Shepherd is an American former Navy SEAL, aerospace, ocean, and mechanical engineer, and NASA astronaut who served as Commander of...

Spaceflights

4

Time in space

159days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 4

Soyuz TM-31

Launched: Oct 31, 2000 · 07:52 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz U
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Mar 21, 2001

Crewmates

Yuri GidzenkoRoscosmos
Sergei KrikalevRoscosmos

Success· Flight 3

STS-52

Launched: Oct 22, 1992 · 17:09 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Nov 1, 1992

Crewmates

Jim WetherbeeNASA
Michael A. BakerNASA
Charles L. VeachNASA
Steve MacLeanCSA
Tamara E. JerniganNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-41

Launched: Oct 6, 1990 · 11:47 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Oct 10, 1990

Crewmates

Richard N. RichardsNASA
Robert D. CabanaNASA
Bruce E. MelnickNASA
Thomas AkersNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-27

Launched: Dec 2, 1988 · 14:30 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Dec 6, 1988

Crewmates

Robert L. GibsonNASA
Guy GardnerNASA
Mike MullaneNASA
Jerry L. RossNASA

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Biography

William McMichael "Bill" Shepherd is an American former Navy SEAL, aerospace, ocean, and mechanical engineer, and NASA astronaut who served as Commander of Expedition 1, the first crew on the International Space Station. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: July 26, 1949
First flight: Dec 2, 1988

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