Space · astronaut
William Shepherd
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
159 d 11 h
Spacewalks
0
Flights
4
4 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
26 Jul 1949First flight
02 Dec 1988Most recent flight
31 Oct 2000Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
William McMichael "Bill" Shepherd is an American former Navy SEAL, aerospace, ocean, and mechanical engineer, and NASA astronaut who served as Commander of Expedition 1, the first crew on the International Space Station. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-31 | 31 Oct 2000 |
| 03 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-52 | 22 Oct 1992 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-41 | 06 Oct 1990 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-27 | 02 Dec 1988 |
Table scrolls sideways →
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026