Bill Todd
Bill Todd | |
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Bill Todd in the Shuttle Simulator. | |
| Born | William Laurence Todd 1958/1959 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Geology, University of Houston |
| Employer | Sea and Space Consultant |
| Known for | Aquanaut, NEEMO Project Director, Explorer, Public Speaker |
| Title | Project Manager for Exploration Analogs |
William Laurence Todd is a Project Manager for Exploration Analogs at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. He has also served as a NASA Undersea Research Team Project Lead and Spaceflight Training Simulation Supervisor at NASA JSC. Todd is a veteran Aquanaut of 5 missions. In 2001, he commanded the first NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission, a joint NASA-NOAA program to study human survival in the Aquarius underwater laboratory in preparation for future space exploration.
Todd has also spent many years helping to develop the futuristic undersea exploration vessel SeaOrbiter, which was inspired by French architect Jacques Rougerie.