Dafydd Williams
Dafydd Williams is an astronaut from Canada affiliated with the government agency Canadian Space Agency, embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 3 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
Dafydd Rhys "Dave" Williams OC (born May 16, 1954) is a Canadian physician, public speaker and a 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.
- Date of Birth: 05/16/1954
- Status: Retired
- First Flight: 04/17/1998
- Last Flight: 08/08/2007
- In Space: No
Launches
Spacewalks
STS-118 EVA 1
The spacewalk began at 08/11/2007 16:28 UTC and ended at 08/11/2007 22:45 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 17 minutes.
STS-118 EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 08/13/2007 15:32 UTC and ended at 08/13/2007 22:00 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 28 minutes.
STS-118 EVA 4
The spacewalk began at 08/18/2007 14:17 UTC and ended at 08/18/2007 19:02 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 4 hours and 45 minutes.
