Rex Walheim | |
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.jpg) Walheim in 2011 | |
| Born | Rex Joseph Walheim October 10, 1962 Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BS) University of Houston (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 36d 8h 31m[1] |
| Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
| Missions | STS-110 STS-122 STS-135 |
Mission insignia |    |
Rex Joseph Walheim (born October 10, 1962) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and NASA astronaut. He flew three Space Shuttle missions, STS-110, STS-122, and STS-135. Walheim logged over 566 hours in space, including 36 hours and 23 minutes of spacewalk (EVA) time. He was assigned as mission specialist and flight engineer on STS-135, the final Space Shuttle mission.