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Abbey, George, 154–56, 158–60, 163–64
aerobatic flight training, 88–89, 106
aileron rolls, 106–7
Air Canada, 51
Aldrin, Buzz, 14
Alford, Bobby, 156
Allan Hills 84001 meteorite, 159
Altman, Scott “Scooter,” 117, 118, 126, 127, 130–32, 135, 137, 145–48
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 209
Anderson, Mike, 172–73
Aquarius laboratory, 162–70, 165, 178
Armstrong, Neil, 14
astronauts, 210
activities prohibited before launches, 121
quarantine periods for, 121, 122, 124, 125
astronaut training, 5, 25, 35, 49
Canadian Space Agency, 26–27, 71–82, 85, 88–94
KC-135 (Vomit Comet) in, 18, 79–81
NASA, 73
ASCAN (astronaut candidate), 27–28, 82, 99–111, 116
mission specialist, 71, 72, 86, 99–111
silver pin for, 111
written exams in, 103
space walk, 107–10, 109, 119, 157, 162, 188–89, 193–94
Astrovan, 130–31
Baikonur, 160
Banana Creek, 82
barracuda, 168
Baylor College of Medicine, 156
BBC Wales, 146
Billica, Roger, 87
Bloomfield, Mike, 145
Boeing 707 (KC-135; Vomit Comet), 18, 79–81
Bondar, Roberta, 71
Bowersox, Ken “Sox,” 174
brain, 139
adaptation studies, 139–40
brain wave activity, 93–94
neuronal plasticity in, 140
Bridges, Lloyd, 15
Brown, Dave, 172
Buckey, Jay, 118, 119, 126, 127, 129, 130, 135–36, 138, 141, 142, 148, 149
Budarin, Nikolai, 174
Bush, George W., 175
Cabana, Bob, 102–3, 111, 116–17, 130, 154
Caldwell, Tracy, xiii, 188, 189, 193–96, 199
Canada
absence of space program in, 4, 15
Cold Lake, Alberta, 26–27
Royal Canadian Air Force, 19
Royal Canadian Army Cadets, 31–33, 31
Valcartier, Québec, 31–32
Canadarm2, xiii–xv, xiv, 56, 194, 197, 199–200, 198
Canadian Forces (CF), 26, 31, 60–61
Canadian Space Agency (CSA), 85, 99, 158
astronaut selection of, 52–64, 65–67
astronaut training in, 26–27, 71–82, 85, 88–94
space medicine program, 86–87, 91–94
CapCom (capsule communicator), 4, 139, 145
Williams as, 154–55
Carleton University, 36
Carpenter, Scott, 162
CENCO (Central Scientific Company), 11–12
centrifuge training, 88–91, 91
Challenger, 176
Chawla, Kalpana, 172–73
Chrétien, Jean-Loup, 101–2
Clark, Laurel Blair Salton, 172
Clinton, Bill, 127
CNES (Centre national d’études spatiales), 102
Cold Lake, Alberta, 26–27
STS-90 mission, see STS-90 mission
Comtois, Jean-Marc, 180, 181, 184
Davis, Jeffrey R., 173
Decade of the Brain, 116
decompression sickness, 192
Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine (DCIEM), 74, 88, 93
Dexedrine, 80
Doi, Takao, 102
Doré, Roland, 66–67
Drew, Al, xii
Dubrovsky, Bernardo, 40
Earth, 207
viewed from space, xv, 146, 196–200, 198, 207–8
Edwards, Gareth, 146
EEG recordings, 93–94
Endeavour, xii
see also STS-118 mission
EPA, 174
European Space Agency, 102
Evans, William MacDonald “Mac,” 57–58, 72, 99–100, 155, 158
eye exams, 60–62
Flight Crew Operations Directorate, 163, 173
Flight Medicine Clinic, 183
flight travel, 18–19
Florida, 18
water-survival training in, 27–28
Forestry Service, U.S., 174
France, 102
Gemini program, 159
Gernhardt, Mike, 161–64, 167–70
Gidzenko, Yuri, 160
Glenn, John, 127
Globe and Mail, 52
Golden Hawks, 18–19
gratitude, 29
zero gravity and weightlessness, 79, 108, 135, 136, 212
Grigoriev, Anatoly, 87
gyroscope, xiii–xv, xiv, 197, 199
Hadfield, Chris, 63, 66, 70, 71, 72, 82
Hajek, Bernadette, 116
high-altitude indoctrination, 74–78, 75
Hire, Kathryn “Kay,” 117, 118, 127, 131, 134–36, 145
Hirsch, Natalie, 86
Hobaugh, Charlie “Scorch,” xiii, xiv, xv, 190–91, 194, 197, 199–200
hospice care, 210–12
How Can I Not Be Among You?, 198–99
Howell, Jefferson Davis, 28
Hurricane Dean, 207–8
Husband, Rick, 172–73
hypodermoclysis, 141–42
Institute of Biomedical Problems, 87
International Space Station (ISS), 25, 56, 58, 67, 102–3, 153–54, 156, 158–63, 174, 188, 191, 195
modules of, 160
Multinational Medical Policy Board, 87
Multinational Space Medicine Board, 87
STS-118 mission to, see STS-118 mission
Japan, 102
Johnson Space Center (JSC), 28, 80, 86, 87, 101, 108, 123, 155, 159, 175
Gilruth Center, 111
Space and Life Sciences Directorate, 155–70, 172
Johnston, Smith, 123–24
Jones, Jeff, 183
KC-135 (Vomit Comet), 18, 79–81
Kelly, Scott, 185–86, 190, 193, 196
Kennedy Space Center, 125, 148
beach house at, 125–26, 126, 130
Krikalev, Sergei, 160
Kumar, Parvez, 71–82, 75, 88, 103, 106
Laurentide Aviation, 36
life, 201–2
making most of and living in the moment, xi, xv, 49, 187–88, 199, 206
Linnehan, Rick, 117, 118, 120, 127, 131, 135–36, 138, 141–42, 145, 147
López-Alegría, Mike, 163
Margaree, HMCS, 31
Mars, 159
Mastracchio, Rick, xiii, 188–89, 192–97, 199
Mercury program, 19, 111, 130, 159
McCool, Willie, 172
Institute of Parasitology, 39
McKay, Dave, 159
high altitude, 75–78
skydiving, 73–74
McMaster University, 204–5
Memorial Sloan Kettering, 179
meteorite, 159
Miller, Steve, 167
Mission Control, 82, 144–46, 148, 158, 172, 191, 192
Williams as, 154–55
Montréal, Canada, 4, 36, 39, 40, 85
Moscow, 92
Mount Shuksan, 14
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, 121–25
Multinational Medical Policy Board, 87
Multinational Space Medicine Board, 87
astronaut training, 73
ASCAN (astronaut candidate), 27–28, 82, 99–111, 116
mission specialist, 71, 72, 99–111
silver pin for, 111
T-38, 88, 103–7, 110, 157, 171
Williams in, 99–111
written exams in, 103
beach house of, 125–26, 126, 130
Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO), 161–70, 165, 171, 178, 183–85
Mir and, 93
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, 172
prohibited activities list of, 121
Space and Life Sciences Directorate, 155–70, 172
Williams’ research project for, 40
National Center for Space Studies, 102
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 162
National Outdoor Leadership School, 161
National Space Biomedical Research Institute, 156
National Space Development Agency of Japan, 102
NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors), 17
Navy, U.S., 162
NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations), 161–70, 165, 171, 178, 183–85
Neurolab, 116–18, 120, 127, 139–43, 140, 145, 147, 153, 155, 161
neuronal plasticity, 140
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, 172
Ninety-Nines, 51
Nixon, Richard, 36
Olha, Carrie, 86
Outpost Tavern, 80
oxygen deficiency (hypoxia), 74–78, 75
“patients,” use of term, 180
Pawelczyk, Jim, 118, 119, 126, 127, 129, 135–36, 138, 139, 141, 148, 149
Payette, Julie, 26, 63, 66, 70, 82
high altitude, 75–78
skydiving, 73–74
payload specialists, 118–19
Pensacola, Fla., water-survival training in, 27–28
Pe-Te’s, 82
Pettit, Don, 174
Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre, 38
Precourt, Charlie, 163–64
quarantine period, 121, 122, 124, 125
Québec, 31–32
Queen’s University, 44
Ramon, Ilan, 172
risk, 175
Rosenthal, Ted, xi–xii, xv, 198–99
Ross, Duane, 102
Royal Canadian Air Force, 19
Royal Canadian Army Cadets, 31–33, 31
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 50–51
Russian language, 79
Russian space program, 102
Zarya module, 160
Zvezda module, 160
Saint Joseph’s Healthcare, 204–5
Scardino, Peter, 179, 181, 182
scopolamine, 80
Sea Hunt, 15
Sealab, 162
Searfoss, Rick, 117–19, 125–27, 129–33, 135, 137, 138, 145–48
Shepherd, Bill “Shep,” 160
Shuttle Crew Operations Manual, The, 103
Silent World, The (Cousteau), 18
Simon and Garfunkel, 177–78
Slayton, Deke, 4
snails, 118
Snowbirds, 19
Southlake Regional Health Centre, 205
hospice at, 210–12
Space and Life Sciences Directorate, 155–70, 172
Challenger, 176
STS-90 mission, see STS-90 mission
Endeavour, xii
see also STS-118 mission
space stations, 191
International, see International Space Station
advanced crew escape suits (ACES), 130, 131, 136
decompression sickness and, 192
training for, 107–10, 109, 119, 157, 162, 188–89, 193–94
of Williams, xii–xv, xiv, 25, 192–200, 207–8
Stepaniak, Phil, 173
STS-90 mission, 19, 115–28, 129–51, 154, 191
carbon dioxide scrubber problem on, 145–46, 147
eating on, 136–37, 141, 147, 149
Neurolab on, 116–18, 120, 127, 139–43, 140, 145, 147, 153, 155, 161
photos and videos taken during, 134–35, 143
prelaunch preparation, 130–32
reentry and landing, 147–48
research animals on, 139–42, 147
schedules on, 142
shift from launch to orbit configuration, 136
song of the day on, 138–39, 145
teeth brushing on, 136, 137–38
weightlessness on, 135, 136, 142
Williams’ message to Cathy from, 143–44, 144
STS-107 mission, 172
Columbia lost on, xii, 28, 134, 172–76
STS-118 mission, xii–xv, 172, 178, 184–86, 187–200, 202
Canadarm2 in, xiii–xv, xiv, 56, 194, 197, 199–200, 198
gyroscope in, xiii–xv, xiv, 197, 199
rendezvous and docking with International Space Station in, 190–91
Williams’ space walks during, xii–xv, xiv, 192–200, 207–8
Sunnybrook Hospital, 53, 61, 62, 67–69, 208–9
supersonic aircraft, 106
T-38, 88, 103–7, 110, 157, 171
T-38, 88, 103–7, 110, 157, 171
teeth brushing in space, 136, 137–38
Texas National Guard, 174
Texas State Troopers, 174
Thomas, Bill, 181
Thomas, Ursula, 181
time, xi
Todd, Bill, 161, 163, 164, 167–70
Todd, Bryan, 33
Tognini, Michel, 102
Tryggvason, Bjarni, 26
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Verne), 163
Twine, Corey, 183
Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, The, 15
Unity module, 160
University of Toronto, 51
Valcartier, Québec, 31–32
Verne, Jules, 163
Vigneron, Frank, 86, 87, 91–93
Villeneuve, Fern, 19
waste containment system, 104, 139
water-survival training, 27–28
weightlessness and zero gravity, 79, 108, 135, 136, 142, 212
Wells, Stephanie, 81
Wilhide, Peggy, 127
William P. Hobby Airport, 29–30
Williams, Bronwen (sister), 5, 6, 12, 41
Williams, Cathy (wife), xii, 44–45, 50–52, 50, 67, 69, 100–101, 110, 111, 138, 177, 206, 211, 212
and Dave’s application and selection as astronaut, 52, 54, 57, 63, 64, 70, 71
Dave’s cancer and, 176–80, 183
and Dave’s career as astronaut, 79, 85–86, 88, 92, 94–95, 100, 110, 111, 117, 119, 125, 127–28, 130, 132, 133, 143–46, 144, 150–51, 156–57, 164, 176, 184–85, 188–91, 196, 202
Dave’s meeting of, 44, 64, 212
Dave’s message from space shuttle to, 143–44, 144
Evan’s birth and, 95–97
Olivia’s birth and, 120–21
as pilot, 44–45, 50, 51, 78, 85, 100, 110, 143–44, 161, 176, 191
Williams, Dafydd “Dave,” 50, 70, 179
as candidate, 52–63
as CapCom, 154–55
as childhood dream, 3–4, 5, 38, 38, 40, 51–53, 163
first day of, 69–70
as mission specialist, xii, 100, 115–28
on Multinational Medical Policy Board, 87
NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations), 161–70, 165, 171, 178, 183–85
retirement from, 202–3, 203, 208
selection by Canadian Space Agency, 63–64, 65–67
as Space and Life Sciences director, 155–70, 172
space medicine in, 86–87, 91–94
space walks in, xii–xv, xiv, 25, 192–200, 207–8
on STS-90 mission, see STS-90 mission
on STS-118 mission, see STS-118 mission
astronaut training of, 71–82, 85, 88–94, 99–111
KC-135 (Vomit Comet) in, 79–81
skydiving, 73–74
space walk, 107–10, 109, 119, 157, 188–89, 193–94
Avro Arrow model of, 158–59, 164
in car and truck accidents, 29, 32–33, 121
childhood and teen years of, 3–8, 9–23, 29
bicycle modified by, 10
cardboard computer built by, 6
chemistry and electronics sets of, 6, 7
medical and anatomy lessons in, 11–12, 37, 212
model cars of, 22–23
diving of, 15–17, 18, 33–34, 37, 108, 165, 183–84
education of
graduate school, 6–7
hormone research, 7
at McGill University, 7, 36–44
medical school, xii, 43–44, 49
PhD program presentation, 41–42, 50
eye exam of, 60–62
father of, 3–8, 9, 11–19, 30–31, 33–34, 36, 38–40, 42, 146, 212
aviation as interest of, 14
mountaineering of, 12–14, 14, 170
flying of, 36, 37, 38, 38, 91, 105, 157
McMaster University position of, 204–5
medical career of, 36–39, 38, 50, 116, 210
as emergency physician, 49–53, 61, 67–69, 122, 123, 208
return to, 208–12
mother of, 3–8, 9–12, 22, 23, 29–32, 39–41, 55, 95, 190, 211–12
car accidents of, 41
and Dave’s selection as astronaut, 65–66
death of, 211–12
nursing career and medical knowledge of, 10–12, 13, 212
NASA research project of, 40
prostate cancer of, 176–86, 179, 188
in Royal Canadian Army Cadets, 31–33, 31
as Southlake Regional Health Centre CEO, 205, 210–12
terminally ill boy visited by, 205–6
woman resuscitated by, 121–25, 181
Williams, Evan (son), xii, 100–101, 110, 111, 120, 121, 125, 127–28, 132, 133, 144, 146, 150, 151, 157, 161, 164, 178–80, 179, 183, 188–90, 196–97, 202–4, 203, 211, 212
birth of, 95–97
Williams, Olivia (daughter), xii, 125, 127–28, 132, 133, 144, 146, 150, 151, 157, 161, 164, 170, 178–80, 179, 183, 188–90, 192, 196–97, 202–3, 203, 211, 212
birth of, 120–21
Williams, Rich, 172
Wilmore, Barry “Butch,” 173
Women in Aviation International Conference, 51
Wood Gold Medal, 50
World War II, 30–31
Zamka, George “Zambo,” 173
Zarya module, 160
zero gravity and weightlessness, 79, 108, 135, 136, 142, 212
Zvezda module, 160