Donald Williams, born February 13, 1942, was a veteran of two space shuttle flights. He earned his Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering and received a commission through the Naval ROTC both from Purdue University.
His first flight was on Discovery (STS-51-D) as pilot in April 1985. During the mission, he became the first person to juggle in microgravity!
His second and final flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-34) as commander in October 1989. The Galileo spacecraft to Jupiter was deployed during this mission.
Williams passed away in February 2016.
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