William Shepherd

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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.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

Oak Ridge

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology; United States Naval Academy; Arcadia High School

Awards

International Space Hall of Fame; Congressional Space Medal of Honor; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"; NASA Space Flight Medal; and 1 more

From Wikidata.

• Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-31Flight Engineer · Success · with Sergei Krikalev, Yuri GidzenkoOctober 31, 2000
• Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-52Mission Specialist · Success · with Charles L. Veach, Jim Wetherbee, Michael A. Baker, Steve MacLean, Tamara E. JerniganOctober 22, 1992 · 17:09 UTC
• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-41Mission Specialist · Success · with Bruce E. Melnick, Richard N. Richards, Robert D. Cabana, Thomas AkersOctober 6, 1990
• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-27Mission Specialist · Success · with Guy Gardner, Jerry L. Ross, Mike Mullane, Robert L. GibsonDecember 2, 1988

• Expedition 1International Space Station · Commander2000-11-02 – 2001-03-19