Dafydd Williams
Dafydd Williams is a government astronaut from Canada, affiliated with Canadian Space Agency.
During their career, Dafydd Williams flew on 2 spaceflights and completed 3 spacewalks, logging 28 days, 15 hours, 46 minutes, 18 seconds in space.
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.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 05/16/1954 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 04/17/1998 |
| Last Flight | 08/08/2007 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 28 days, 15 hours, 46 minutes, 18 seconds |
| EVA Time | 17 hours, 30 minutes |
| Landings | 2 |
Spaceflights by Dafydd Williams
Explore the 2 spaceflights Dafydd Williams participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Dafydd Williams
Discover the 3 spacewalks Dafydd Williams performed during their career, logging a total of 17 hours, 30 minutes outside a spacecraft.
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.
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.
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.