Dave Williams Sets Canadian Space Records

Canadian astronaut Dave Williams is the first Canadian to have made three space walks, and he has also set the record for the most time outside in space. Dave Williams set the records on the STS-118 space mission to the International Space Station. His space walks involved installing a truss section for a solar power array, replacing a gyroscope the size of a washing machine, and other construction and maintenance tasks. He spent a total time of 17 hours and 47 minutes outside in space, surpassing Chris Hadfield's time of 14 hours and 56 minutes.

Dave Williams is an emergency doctor, neuroscience researcher and scuba diver who first went to space in 1998 on space shuttle Columbia. He's been waiting nearly 10 years for a second chance, but delays to the space shuttle program have caused constant rescheduling. Looks like he made the most of this opportunity.

Photo: Dave Williams Walks in Space
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