William Oefelein
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Dismissed |
| Born | William Anthony Oefelein March 29, 1965 Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S. |
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Other occupation
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Naval aviator, test pilot |
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Oregon State University, B.S. 1988 University of Tennessee Space Institute, M.S. 1998 |
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| Rank | Commander, USN |
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Time in space
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12d 20h 45m |
| Selection | 1998 NASA Group 17 |
| Missions | STS-116 |
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Mission insignia
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William Anthony "Bill" Oefelein (/ˈoʊfɛlaɪn/; born March 29, 1965) is an American businessman and a former test pilot instructor, naval officer and NASA astronaut who, on his only spaceflight, piloted the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission.
Oefelein gained media attention on February 5, 2007 when fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak was arrested in Florida and charged with attempting to kidnap his girlfriend, U.S. Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman. Nowak later pleaded guilty to felony burglary and misdemeanor battery. Oefelein admitted to a two-year affair with Nowak, and he and Nowak became the first astronauts ever dismissed from NASA. Following the dismissals, NASA created its first astronaut Code of Conduct.
Oefelein was born on March 29, 1965, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, where he flew floatplanes, and graduated from West Anchorage High School in 1983. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University in 1988, where he became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Ten years later he received a Master of Science degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee Space Institute.
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