Status: Active
1/18/1958 –
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 5/19/2000
Last Flight: 3/18/2016
Jeffrey Nels Williams is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four space flights and formerly held the American record for most days spent in space, which was surpassed in April 2017 by his colleague Peggy Whitson.
Launches
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-101
- Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-8
- Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-16
- Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-20M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Abbreviation: NASA
Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
Founded: 1958
Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
Spacecraft: Orion
Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
