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AP Photo/NASA TV Space shuttle Endeavour astronaut Dave Williams rides on the end of the robot arm to install a new gyroscope on the international space station during a space walk Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. |
Read the Montreal Gazette article from
October 2007 describing Dave Williams'
visit to Beaconsfield High School here!
During a visit to his
alma mater, Beaconsfield High School, Dave Williams signs an autograph
for student Caitlin Griffin.
Photo by: Owen
Egan
Dave Williams graduated in 1971 from Beaconsfield High School and is now an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency, and recently completed his second space flight, NASA Mission STS-118/13A.1 During the mission to add a truss segment and relocate solar arrays on the International Space Station, Dave Williams performed three spacewalks, spending over 16 hours outside the International Space Station.
For more information on Dave - read his biography here.
Congratulations on your achievements Dave!!!