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MILWAUKEE -- Astronaut Jeff Williams, a native of Superior, Wisconsin, provided a unique view of the Badger State on Tuesday morning..
Wisconsin native and spaceman Jeff Williams.
1. Marathon Man
With very little fanfare, Wisconsin native Jeff Williams made history Aug.
24 when he broke the U.S. record for most time spent in space. By the time he returned to earth on Tuesday, Sept.
On 9/30/ astronaut Jeffrey Williams is scheduled to make his third flight into space.6, Williams had spent a cumulative – and amazing – days in orbit across four space missions, surpassing fellow astronaut Mark Kelly’s record.
Williams took this picture, showing the Duluth/Superior area FROM SPACE.
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Badger Born
Williams, 58, was born in Superior and raised in the tiny village of Winter, about 90 miles north of Eau Claire, where he graduated from high school in He still keeps in touch with his hometown – even from space: In May, he chatted about his space experiments with Winter students via a videolink from the space station.
Williams, shown here beside and unimaginable, vast emptiness.
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Impressive Resume
Before becoming an astronaut, Williams was a U.S. Army test pilot, logging