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William Shepherd
American astronaut (born 1949)
For other people named William Shepherd, see William Shepherd (disambiguation).
William McMichael "Bill" Shepherd (born July 26, 1949), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is an American former Navy SEAL, aerospace, ocean, and mechanical engineer, and NASAastronaut, who served as commander of Expedition 1,[1] the first crew on the International Space Station.
He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.[2]
Education and training
Shepherd was born on July 26, 1949, to George R. Shepherd and Barbara Shepherd in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, but he considers Babylon, New York, his hometown.[1] He is married to Beth Stringham of Batavia, New York.[3] He graduated from Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona in 1967, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1971.[4] He completed Basic Underwater Demoli