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Pilot of the STS-116 mission and one of the first astronauts to be dismissed from NASA.He had a two-year affair with fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak, who in 2007 attempted to kidnap his then girlfriend Colleen Shipman.He and Lisa Nowak were the first astronauts to be dismissed from NASA.
BEFORE FAMEHe earned a Master's degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee Space Institute.
PERSONAL LIFEHe married Colleen Shipman in 2010, after having two children with his first wife Michaella Davis.
FUN FACTSAstronaut William Oefelein were born on Monday, birthstone is Aquamarine, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Snake, it is 77 days until William Oefelein next birthday.
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Jan. 11 1942
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