Jeffrey Williams

Jeffrey Nels Williams (born 18 January 1958) is an American astronaut and veteran of three space flights. Williams was raised in Winter, Wisconsin and was a Star Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He earned an engineering degree from the U.S. Military Academy, receiving his commission in the United States Army. Williams served with the army at Johnson Space Center from 1987 to 1992 before training as a test pilot. In 1996, he was selected by NAS... more

Jeffrey Nels Williams (born 18 January 1958) is an American astronaut and veteran of three space flights. Williams was raised in Winter, Wisconsin and was a Star Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He earned an engineering degree from the U.S. Military Academy, receiving his commission in the United States Army. Williams served with the army at Johnson Space Center from 1987 to 1992 before training as a test pilot. In 1996, he was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate and flew as a mission specialist and flight engineer aboard STS-101 in 2000. He is currently serving as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 21 aboard the International Space Station. When Expedition 22 begins, he will serve at the station's Commander. He traveled to the station aboard Soyuz TMA-16 on September 30, 2009. Williams also flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-8 mission, replacing Expedition 12 astronaut William S. McArthur. He was previously in orbit as the Expedition 13 Flight Engineer and Science Officer aboard the... less