Dafydd Williams

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