ISS Commander,
Soyuz TMA TSC Flight Engineer,
Colonel, USA,
NASA Astronaut, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, USA 

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
Born, January 18, 1958 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA, but considers Winter, Wisconsin, to be his hometown where be graduated from High School in 1976.

EDUCATION:
In May 1980 he graduated from U.S. Military Academy and received a bachelor of science degree in applied science and engineering and a rank of a second lientenant. In 1987 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and received a Master of science degree in aeronautical engineering and the degree of aeronautical engineer. In 1995-1996 he was educated by exchange at the U.S. Naval War College, Command and Staff course and received a Master of arts degree in National security and strategic studies.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to Anna-Marie Moore and has two children.

ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of the U.S. Army,
Society of Experimental Test Pilots,
American Helicopter Society,
Army Aviation Association of America,
Order of Daedalians.

AWARDS AND RANKS:
Two Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal (2000) and other service awards.

HOBBY:
Enjoys running, fishing, camping, skiing, scuba diving and wood-working. As a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy competed in the sport parachute team and held ratings of sport parachute jumpmaster and instructor.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
In September 1981 be was designated an Army aviator. He then completed a three-year assignment in Germany where be served as an Aeroscout Platoon Leader and Operations Officer in the 3rd Armored Division’s aviation battalion. Upon graduation from the Postgraduate School in 1987 he was sent to Johnson Space Center, where he served for over 4 years. He served as a Shuttle launch and landing operations engineer, a pilot in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) and chief of the Operations Development Office, Flight Crew Operations Directorate.
In 1992-1993 he studied at the Naval Test Pilot School and was the best among those who graduated from this School (103rd graduation). Since June 1993, he served as an experimental test pilot and then Flight Test Division Chief in the Army’s Airworthiness Qualification Test Directorate at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He has logged over 2200 hours in more than 50 different aircraft.
In May 1996 be was selected for the NASA astronaut detachment (16-th selection). In August 1996 Williams again returned to Johnson Space Center and passed a two-year course of general space training, which be finished in 1998 as a mission specialist. After this he was appointed to the Spacecraft Systems Division and then – to the ISS Operations Division. 
On November 16, 1998 he was selected for STS-101 crew.
From May 19-29, 2000 he performed the First Space Flight as the Atlantis mission specialist under STS-101 Program. The main flight task was operations onboard the International Space Station. In flight he performed one EVA of the duration of 6 hours, 44 minutes. The flight duration was 9 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes, 8 seconds.
He is currently training for a space flight as ISS-12 backup crew commander.

September 2005
Based on data of Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA, USA

ISS Flight Engineer,
Soyuz TMA TSC Flight Engineer,
Colonel, USA,
NASA Astronaut, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, USA

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
Born, January 18, 1958 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA, but considers Winter, Wisconsin, to be his hometown where be graduated from High School in 1976.

EDUCATION:
In May 1980 he graduated from U.S. Military Academy and received a bachelor of science degree in applied science and engineering and a rank of a second lientenant. In 1987 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and received a Master of science degree in aeronautical engineering and the degree of aeronautical engineer. In 1995-1996 he was educated by exchange at the U.S. Naval War College, Command and Staff course and received a Master of arts degree in National security and strategic studies.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to Anna-Marie Moore and has two children.

ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of the U.S. Army,
Society of Experimental Test Pilots,
American Helicopter Society,
Army Aviation Association of America,
Order of Daedalians.

AWARDS AND RANKS:
Two Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal (2000) and other service awards.

HOBBY:
Enjoys running, fishing, camping, skiing, scuba diving and wood-working. As a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy competed in the sport parachute team and held ratings of sport parachute jumpmaster and instructor.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
In September 1981 be was designated an Army aviator. He then completed a three-year assignment in Germany where be served as an Aeroscout Platoon Leader and Operations Officer in the 3rd Armored Division’s aviation battalion. Upon graduation from the Postgraduate School in 1987 he was sent to Johnson Space Center, where he served for over 4 years. He served as a Shuttle launch and landing operations engineer, a pilot in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) and chief of the Operations Development Office, Flight Crew Operations Directorate.
In 1992-1993 he studied at the Naval Test Pilot School and was the best among those who graduated from this School (103rd graduation). Since June 1993, he served as an experimental test pilot and then Flight Test Division Chief in the Army’s Airworthiness Qualification Test Directorate at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He has logged over 2200 hours in more than 50 different aircraft.
In May 1996 be was selected for the NASA astronaut detachment (16-th selection). In August 1996 Williams again returned to Johnson Space Center and passed a two-year course of general space training, which be finished in 1998 as a mission specialist. After this he was appointed to the Spacecraft Systems Division and then – to the ISS Operations Division. 
On November 16, 1998 he was selected for STS-101 crew.
From May 19-29, 2000 he performed the First Space Flight as the Atlantis mission specialist under STS-101 Program. The main flight task was operations onboard the International Space Station. In flight he performed one EVA of the duration of 6 hours, 44 minutes. The flight duration was 9 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes, 8 seconds.
He passed training for a space mission within the ISS-12 back-up crew as commander.
He is currently training for a space mission as a flight engineer within the ISS-13 Increment Crew.

March 2006
Based on data of Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA, USA.

ISS Commander,
Soyuz TMA TSC Flight Engineer,
US AF Colonel,
NASA Astronaut, 
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, USA

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
Born, January 18, 1958 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA, but considers Winter, Wisconsin, to be his hometown.

EDUCATION:
Graduated from High School in Winter, Wisconsin in 1976.
In May 1980 he graduated from U.S. Military Academy and received a bachelor of science degree in applied science and engineering and a rank of a second lientenant. 
In 1987 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and received a Master of science degree in aeronautical engineering and the degree of aeronautical engineer. 
In 1995-1996 he was educated by exchange at the U.S. Naval War College, Command and Staff course and received a Master of arts degree in National security and strategic studies.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to Anna-Marie Moore and has two children.

ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of the U.S. Army, Society of Experimental Test Pilots,
American Helicopter Society, Army Aviation Association of America,
Order of Daedalians.

AWARDS AND RANKS:
Two Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal and two NASA Space Flight Medals (2000, 2007).

HOBBY:
Enjoys running, fishing, camping, skiing, scuba diving and wood-working. As a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy competed in the sport parachute team and held ratings of sport parachute jumpmaster and instructor.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
In September 1981 be was designated an Army aviator. He then completed a three-year assignment in Germany where be served as an Aeroscout Platoon Leader and Operations Officer in the 3rd Armored Division’s aviation battalion. Upon graduation from the Postgraduate School in 1987 he was sent to Johnson Space Center, where he served for over 4 years. He served as a Shuttle launch and landing operations engineer, a pilot in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) and chief of the Operations Development Office, Flight Crew Operations Directorate.
In 1992-1993 he studied at the Naval Test Pilot School and was the best among those who graduated from this School (103rd graduation). Since June 1993, he served as an experimental test pilot and then Flight Test Division Chief in the Army’s Airworthiness Qualification Test Directorate at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He has logged over 2200 hours in more than 50 different aircrafts.
In May 1996 be was selected for the NASA astronaut detachment (16-th selection). In August 1996 Williams again returned to Johnson Space Center and passed a two-year course of general space training, which be finished in 1998 as a mission specialist. After this he was appointed to the Spacecraft Systems Division and then – to the ISS Operations Division. 
On November 16, 1998 he was selected for STS-101 crew.
From May 19-29, 2000 he performed the First Space Flight as the Atlantis mission specialist under STS-101 Program. The main flight task was operations onboard the International Space Station. In flight he performed one EVA of the duration of 6 hours, 44 minutes. The flight duration was 9 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes, 8 seconds.
He passed training for a space mission within the ISS-12 back-up crew as commander.
He performed the second spaceflight from March 30 to September 29, 2006 as the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft flight engineer and the ISS prime crew-13 together with Pavel Vinogradov and Marcos Pontes (spaceflight participant).
The docking to the ISS occurred on April 1, 2006. From July 6, 2006 together with Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams as flight engineer-2 of Expedition-13 Thomas Reiter worked who was carried to the Station by the Discovery shuttle (STS-121). On September 29 at 01:50 Moscow time the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft undocked from the international Space Station. The spacecraft landing occurred on September 29, 2006 at 05:13 Moscow time on the Kazakhstan territory north to Arkalyk.
In flight he performed two EVAs of the total duration of 12 hours 25 min.
The flight duration was 182 days 22 hours 43 min 17 s.
In July 2008 it was reported that he was assigned instead of Shannon Walker to the backup crew of Expedition-19 to the ISS. He passed training under the program for Expedition-19 to the ISS as the ISS commander, the backup crew Soyuz TMA flight engineer.
In August 2007 he was preliminarily assigned to the prime crew of Expedition-21 to the ISS. On September 21, 2008 his appointment was confirmed in the plan of flights to the ISS, which was published by Roscosmos press-service. On November 21, 2008 his appointment was officially confirmed by NASA when announcing the ISS-20 - ISS-26 crew members. 

March 2009
Based on data of Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA, USA, site www.astronaut.ru.

ISS-21 Flight Engineer,
ISS-22 Commander,
Soyuz TMA TSC Flight Engineer,
US AF Colonel,
NASA Astronaut, 
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, USA

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
Born, January 18, 1958 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA, but considers Winter, Wisconsin, to be his hometown.

EDUCATION:
Graduated from High School in Winter, Wisconsin in 1976.
In May 1980 he graduated from U.S. Military Academy and received a bachelor of science degree in applied science and engineering and a rank of a second lientenant. 
In 1987 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and received a Master of science degree in aeronautical engineering and the degree of aeronautical engineer. 
In 1995-1996 he was educated by exchange at the U.S. Naval War College, Command and Staff course and received a Master of arts degree in National security and strategic studies.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to Anna-Marie Moore and has two children.

ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of the U.S. Army, Society of Experimental Test Pilots,
American Helicopter Society, Army Aviation Association of America,
Order of Daedalians.

AWARDS AND RANKS:
Two Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal and two NASA Space Flight Medals (2000, 2007).

HOBBY:
Enjoys running, fishing, camping, skiing, scuba diving and wood-working. As a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy competed in the sport parachute team and held ratings of sport parachute jumpmaster and instructor.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
In September 1981 be was designated an Army aviator. He then completed a three-year assignment in Germany where be served as an Aeroscout Platoon Leader and Operations Officer in the 3rd Armored Division’s aviation battalion. Upon graduation from the Postgraduate School in 1987 he was sent to Johnson Space Center, where he served for over 4 years. He served as a Shuttle launch and landing operations engineer, a pilot in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) and chief of the Operations Development Office, Flight Crew Operations Directorate.
In 1992-1993 he studied at the Naval Test Pilot School and was the best among those who graduated from this School (103rd graduation). Since June 1993, he served as an experimental test pilot and then Flight Test Division Chief in the Army’s Airworthiness Qualification Test Directorate at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He has logged over 2200 hours in more than 50 different aircrafts.
In May 1996 be was selected for the NASA astronaut detachment (16-th selection). In August 1996 Williams again returned to Johnson Space Center and passed a two-year course of general space training, which be finished in 1998 as a mission specialist. After this he was appointed to the Spacecraft Systems Division and then – to the ISS Operations Division. 
On November 16, 1998 he was selected for STS-101 crew.
From May 19-29, 2000 he performed the First Space Flight as the Atlantis mission specialist under STS-101 Program. The main flight task was operations onboard the International Space Station. In flight he performed one EVA of the duration of 6 hours, 44 minutes. The flight duration was 9 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes, 8 seconds.
He passed training for a space mission within the ISS-12 back-up crew as commander.
He performed the second spaceflight from March 30 to September 29, 2006 as the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft flight engineer and the ISS prime crew-13 together with Pavel Vinogradov and Marcos Pontes (spaceflight participant).
The docking to the ISS occurred on April 1, 2006. From July 6, 2006 together with Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams as flight engineer-2 of Expedition-13 Thomas Reiter worked who was carried to the Station by the Discovery shuttle (STS-121). On September 29 at 01:50 Moscow time the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft undocked from the international Space Station. The spacecraft landing occurred on September 29, 2006 at 05:13 Moscow time on the Kazakhstan territory north to Arkalyk.
In flight he performed two EVAs of the total duration of 12 hours 25 min.
The flight duration was 182 days 22 hours 43 min 17 s.
In July 2008 it was reported that he was assigned instead of Shannon Walker to the backup crew of Expedition-19 to the ISS. He passed training under the program for Expedition-19 to the ISS as the ISS commander, the backup crew Soyuz TMA flight engineer.
In August 2007 he was preliminarily assigned to the prime crew of Expedition-21 to the ISS. On September 21, 2008 his appointment was confirmed in the plan of flights to the ISS, which was published by Roscosmos press-service. On November 21, 2008 his appointment was officially confirmed by NASA when announcing the ISS-20 - ISS-26 crew members. 

September 2009
Based on data of Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA, USA, site www.astronaut.ru.