About William Shepherd

William Shepherd has had a diverse career as a Navy SEAL, NASA Astronaut, NASA Program Manager, and Science Advisor to the Nation's Special Operations Forces. Capt. Shepherd graduated with engineering degrees from the U.S. Naval Academy and MIT, He started his career as a Navy "frogman" and SEAL, operating in the Pacific, Atlantic, and European theaters. He was selected by NASA in 1984 as its first military "non-aviator" Astronaut. He flew 3 Space Shuttle missions as a Mission ...