Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ShepherdWilliam McMichaelUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 26.07.1949 |
| Birthplace: | Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
| Marital status: | married |
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| Selection date: | 23.05.1984 |
| Selection group: | NASA-10 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 14.08.2002 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-27 Atlantis | MS | 02.12.1988 - 07.12.1988 | 4d 09h 05m |
| 2 | STS-41 Discovery | MS | 06.10.1990 - 10.10.1990 | 4d 02h 10m |
| 3 | STS-52 Columbia | MS | 22.10.1992 - 01.11.1992 | 9d 20h 56m |
| 4 | Soyuz TM-31 / ISS-01 / STS-102 Discovery | Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR | 31.10.2000 - 21.03.2001 | 140d 23h 38m |
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| Total | 159d 07h 49m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering
from U.S. Naval Academy, 1971; master of science in mechanical engineering and
degree of ocean engineerer from
MIT, 1978; Captain,
USN, Ret.;
unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 9;
hobbies: Sailing, swimming, working in his garage. |
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