Jeffrey Williams

Tell me someone is an astronaut and I am instantly hooked, and Jeffrey Williams more than earns the fascination. From Superior, Wisconsin, he came up as an Army officer and test pilot before flying to space four times and once holding the American record for most days spent off the planet. The shelf of honors, from the Legion of Merit to a fistful of NASA medals, speaks for itself. His record eventually fell to colleague Peggy Whitson, but yielding ground to the next generation is its own mark of class. I admire the steadiness of a person who has looked down on Earth from orbit.

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Name (English)

Jeffrey Williams

Name (Japanese)

ジェフリー・ウィリアムズ

Reading

じぇふりー・うぃりあむず

Born

January 18, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Superior, Wisconsin, United States

Occupation

astronaut / engineer / army officer / test pilot

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Awards & achievements

• Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
• Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
• NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
• 2007 NASA Distinguished Service Medal
• NASA Space Flight Medal
• NASA Exceptional Service Medal

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/astro_jeffw/
• Xhttps://x.com/Astro_Jeff
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey%20Williams%20(astronaut)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382202

Tags

• Wisconsin
• astronaut
• engineer
• army officer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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