Doug Hurley | |
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.jpg) Hurley in July 2018 | |
| Born | Douglas Gerald Hurley October 21, 1966 Endicott, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Tulane University (BS) |
| Spouse | Karen Nyberg |
| Children | 1 |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, USMC |
Time in space | 92d 10h 38m[1] |
| Selection | NASA Group 18 (2000) |
| Missions | STS-127 STS-135 SpX-DM2 (Expedition 63) |
Mission insignia |     |
| Retirement | July 16, 2021[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Douglas Gerald Hurley (born October 21, 1966) is an American engineer, former Marine Corps pilot, and former NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle missions STS-127 (July 2009)[3] and STS-135 (July 2011), the final flight of the Space Shuttle program. He launched into space for the third time as commander of Crew Dragon Demo-2, the first crewed spaceflight from American soil since STS-135 and became, together with Bob Behnken, the first astronaut in history launching aboard a commercial orbital spacecraft.[4] He was also the first Marine to fly the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. His call sign is "Chunky",[5] and he was sometimes referred to by this name on the communication loops.
- ^ "Astronauts and Cosmonauts (sorted by "Time in Space")". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Potter, Sean (July 16, 2021). "Trailblazing Astronaut Doug Hurley Retires from NASA". NASA. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ NASA (2008). "NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions". NASA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ "NASA Selects Astronauts for First U.S. Commercial Spaceflights". NASA. July 9, 2015.
- ^ Mosher, Dave (August 3, 2018). "NASA picked 9 astronauts to fly SpaceX and Boeing's spaceships for the first time. Here's who they are". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved December 11, 2020.