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[[File:Dafydd Williams.jpg|thumb|200px|Dafydd Williams]] '''Dafydd Rhys Williams''' {{small|[[Order of Canada|OC]] [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]] [[College of Family Physicians of Canada|CCFP FCFP]] [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada|FRCPC]] [[Royal College of Physicians|FRCP]]}} (born May 16, 1954)<ref name=CSA-bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/biowilliams.asp|title=CSA – Dr. Dafydd (Dave) Rhys Williams|publisher=[[Canadian Space Agency]]|access-date=October 2, 2020|date=March 2008}}</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[physician]], [[Public speaking|public speaker]], writer and retired [[astronaut]]. He was chosen by the [[Canadian Space Agency]] (CSA) in 1992. Williams took part in two spaceflights. He flew aboard [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] for mission [[STS-90]] and [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']] for mission [[STS-118]]. In 1998, Williams became the first non-[[Americans|American]] to hold a senior management position within [[NASA]]. He held the role of Director of the Space and Life Sciences Directorate at the [[Johnson Space Center]] and Deputy Associate Administrator of the Office of Spaceflight at NASA's headquarters. Williams was born in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]]. His father, Bill Williams, was [[Welsh people|Welsh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ksqs8|title=Dafydd Rhys Williams|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=October 2, 2020|date=1998}}</ref> He is married and has three children. In 2004, he had his [[prostate]] removed after he was [[medical diagnosis|diagnosed]] with [[prostate cancer|cancer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/dave-williams-flew-to-space-but-faced-biggest-challenges-on-solid-ground-1.4161195|title=Dave Williams flew to space but faced biggest challenges on solid ground|author=Rakobowchuk, Peter|date=November 2, 2018|access-date=October 2, 2020|publisher=CTV News}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{Offici