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Dafydd "David" Rhys Williams is a Canadian physician, public speaker, CEO, author and retired CSA astronaut. Williams was a mission specialist on two Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight, STS-90 in 1998, was a 16-day mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia dedicated to neuroscience research. His second flight, STS-118 in August 2007, was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station. During that mission he performed three spacewalks, becoming the third Canadian to perform a spacewalk and setting a Canadian record for total number of spacewalks. These spacewalks combined for a total duration of 17 hours and 47 minutes.

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1954  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Dafydd Rhys Williams, Dave Williams, David R. Williams, David Williams
astronaut, physician, Officer of the Order of Canada, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 15, Canada, 

NASA Astronaut Group 15, 

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  STS-90 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-118 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

Canada, NASA Astronaut Group 15, 

1954-05-16T00:00:00Z

1954-05-16T00:00:00Z

1954 Dafydd Williams

1998-04-17T00:00:00Z

1998-04-17T00:00:00Z

1998 STS-90

2007-08-08T00:00:00Z

2007-08-08T00:00:00Z

2007 STS-118

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Dafydd Williams

STS-118 crewmembers exit the Operations and Checkout Building

STS-118 crew members don their shuttle launch and entry suits during training

STS-90 Buckey gathers data from Williams

STS-118 crewmembers exit the Operations and Checkout Building (1)

Dafydd Williams

STS-90 Buckey gathers data from Williams

S118E10202 - STS-118 - View of STS-118 MS Williams in the MDDK of the Shuttle Endeavour - DPLA - 0bed84f9b88d1f80041619178f98cede

S118E10202 - STS-118 - View of STS-118 MS Williams in the MDDK of the Shuttle Endeavour - DPLA - 0bed84f9b88d1f80041619178f98cede

S118E07018 - STS-118 - View of MS Williams transporting the new CMG to the ESP2 during EVA 2 - DPLA - c517d8223140e77c7c1eb80f97d1f54a

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1998	STS-90	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2007	STS-118	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		Dafydd Williams		Commons
commons	image		STS-118 crewmembers exit the Operations and Checkout Building		Commons
commons	image		STS-118 crew members don their shuttle launch and entry suits during training		Commons
commons	image		STS-90 Buckey gathers data from Williams		Commons
commons	image		STS-118 crewmembers exit the Operations and Checkout Building (1)		Commons
commons	image		Dafydd Williams		Commons
commons	image		STS-90 Buckey gathers data from Williams		Commons
commons	image		S118E10202 - STS-118 - View of STS-118 MS Williams in the MDDK of the Shuttle Endeavour - DPLA - 0bed84f9b88d1f80041619178f98cede		Commons
commons	image		S118E10202 - STS-118 - View of STS-118 MS Williams in the MDDK of the Shuttle Endeavour - DPLA - 0bed84f9b88d1f80041619178f98cede		Commons
commons	image		S118E07018 - STS-118 - View of MS Williams transporting the new CMG to the ESP2 during EVA 2 - DPLA - c517d8223140e77c7c1eb80f97d1f54a		Commons