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American astronaut (born 1949)
William McMichael "Bill" Shepherd (born July 26, 1949), (Capt , USN , Ret.), is an American former Navy SEAL , aerospace , ocean , and mechanical engineer , and NASA astronaut , who served as commander of Expedition 1 ,[1] International Space Station . He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor .[2]
Education and training [ edit ]
Shepherd was born on July 26, 1949, to George R. Shepherd and Barbara Shepherd in Oak Ridge, Tennessee , but he considers Babylon, New York , his hometown.[1] Batavia, New York .[3] Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona in 1967, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1971.[4] Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training in 1972, then joined the United States Naval Special Warfare Command and qualified as a Navy SEAL . He served with the Navy's Underwater Demolition Team ELEVEN, SEAL Teams ONE and TWO, and Special Boat Unit TWENTY. He obtained an Engineer's degree in Ocean Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering , both in 1978, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[1] [4]
NASA career [ edit ]
When I was little I used to cut up two-by-fours and make little boats. I'm still in the boat-building business. It's just in orbit.
—William M. Shepherd.[5]
Shepherd during Soyuz winter survival training in March 1998 near Star City , Russia William Shepherd on the ISS as Commander of Expedition 1
After Shepherd was selected for NASA Astronaut Group 10 in 1984,[6] [7] [8] NASA Astronaut Group 9 in 1980.[9] NASA as he helped to direct the underwater salvage operations of the Space Shuttle Challenger after its destruction . Shepherd then served as a mission specialist on three Space Shuttle flights: mission STS-27 in 1988,[10] STS-41 in 1990,[11] Ulysses STS-52 in 1992.[12] NASA Astronaut Group 10 to fly a space mission.
From March 1993 to January 1996, he was assigned to the International Space Station Program ,[4] [13] [5]
Spaceflight experience [ edit ]
STS-27 : Atlantis Department of Defense payloads. The mission is noteworthy due to the severe damage Atlantis sustained to its critical heat-resistant tiles during ascent.[14] [15] [10]
STS-41 : Discovery Earth , the crew aboard the Orbiter successfully deployed the Ulysses Jupiter ) to investigate the polar regions of the Sun .[11] [16]
STS-52 : Columbia Laser Geodynamic Satellite (LAGEOS), and conducted U.S. microgravity payload experiments.[17] [12]
Expedition 1 : From October 31, 2000,[18] [19] cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergey Krikalev launched from Baikonur on Soyuz TM 31 and served as Expedition 1 , the first crew on board ISS. The crew returned to Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery, STS 102.[19]
Shepherd has logged over 159 days in space .[1]
Post-NASA career [ edit ]
Shepherd was next assigned to the staff of Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command ,[5] [5] [20]
Organizations [ edit ]
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Shepherd, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak after Shepherd was awarded the Russian Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" , December 2, 2016
References [ edit ]
public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration .
^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (February 2004). "Beth Ann Stringham Shepherd" (PDF) . Biographical Data . NASA . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ a b c Garber, Stephen J.; Launius, Roger (May 8, 2001). "Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Forty Years of US Human Spaceflight Symposium" (PDF) . NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server . NASA . p. 228. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ a b c d "Capt. William Shepherd: First Commander of the International Space Station" . Hall of Fame . Alamogordo, New Mexico : New Mexico Museum of Space History . 2004. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Lawrence, John (May 23, 1984). "84-028: NASA Select 17 Astronaut Candidates" (PDF) . NASA News . Houston, Texas: NASA . p. 66. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Kelly, Scott; Dean, Margaret Lazarus (2017). Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery . London: Transworld Publishing. p. 186. ISBN 9781473543195
^ Leary, Warren E. (November 3, 2000). "Men in the News; The Crew of the International Space Station" . New York Times the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 . It's just too good a story to deny,
^ Kauderer, Amiko (October 28, 2010). "Preflight Interview: William Shepherd" . International Space Station . NASA . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (November 23, 2007). "STS-27" . Mission Archives . NASA . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (February 18, 2010). "STS-41" . Mission Archives . NASA . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (March 31, 2010). "STS-52" . Mission Archives . NASA . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Dempsey, Robert (April 13, 2018). "The International Space Station: Operating an Outpost in the New Frontier" (PDF) . NASA . p. xiv. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Jasper, G. L.; Johnson, D. L.; Batts, G. W. (July 1989). "Atmospheric environment for Space Shuttle (STS-27) launch" (PDF) . NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server . NASA . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Riley, Jack (September 15, 1987). "87-043: STS-27 Crew Named" (PDF) . NASA News . Houston, Texas : NASA . p. 101. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Camp, David W.; Germany, D. M.; Nicholson, Leonard S. (November 1990). "STS-41: Space Shuttle Mission Report" (PDF) . NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server . NASA . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Fricke, Robert W. Jr. (December 1992). "STS-52: Space Shuttle Mission Report" (PDF) . NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server . NASA . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Petty, John Ira (October 31, 2000). "International Space Station Status Report #00-43" . Johnson News . Houston, Texas : NASA . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ a b Petty, John Ira (March 21, 2001). "STS-102 Mission Control Center Status Report # 27" . Johnson News . Houston, Texas : NASA . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "CAPT William M. Shepherd" . Advisory Board . Systems Engineering Research Center. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "X-Prize group founder to speak at induction" . El Paso Times Alamogordo, New Mexico : Gannett . Alamogordo Daily News . October 17, 2004. p. 59. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "William Shepherd" . Astronanaut Hall of Fame . Orlando, Florida : Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. May 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "William M. Shepherd" . ihmc.us . Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "Keynote Speakers" . cser.info . Conference on Systems Engineering Research. 2019. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "CAPT. William M. Shepherd, USN" . Symposium 365 Speakers . Colorado Springs, Colorado : Space Foundation . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "Spirit of St. Louis Medal" . ASME.org . New York City : American Society of Mechanical Engineers . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
^ "Past Goddard Trophy Winners" . spaceclub.org . Washington, D.C. : National Space Club . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Kowsky, Joel (December 2, 2016). "Former Astronaut William Shepherd Awarded Russian Medal for Merit in Space Exploration" . Flickr NASA . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Kauderer, Amiko (May 13, 2010). "NASA's International Space Station Program Wins Collier Trophy" . International Space Station . NASA . Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
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