William Oefelein

Astronaut

Birthday March 29, 1965

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Virginia

Age 59 years old

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About

Pilot of the STS-116 mission and one of the first astronauts to be dismissed from NASA.

Before Fame

He earned a Master's degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee Space Institute.

Trivia

He had a two-year affair with fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak, who in 2007 attempted to kidnap his then girlfriend Colleen Shipman.

Family Life

He married Colleen Shipman in 2010, after having two children with his first wife Michaella Davis.

Associated With

He and Lisa Nowak were the first astronauts to be dismissed from NASA.