Jeffrey Williams (astronaut)

Jeffrey Williams
Williams in 2009
Born
Jeffrey Nels Williams

(1958-01-18) January 18, 1958 (age 66)
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankColonel, USA
Time in space
534d 2hm
SelectionNASA Group 16 (1996)
Total EVAs
5
Total EVA time
31h 55m
MissionsSTS-101
Soyuz TMA-8 (Expedition 13)
Soyuz TMA-16 (Expedition 21/22)
Soyuz TMA-20M (Expedition 47/48)
Mission insignia

Jeffrey Nels Williams (born January 18, 1958) 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.[1] He still holds the record of the longest time in space for an American man.

  1. ^ Barnett, Amanda; Mueller, Eleanor (April 24, 2017). "Trump congratulates NASA astronaut". CNN. Retrieved August 24, 2020.