Doug Hurley

Doug Hurley
Hurley in July 2018
Born
Douglas Gerald Hurley

(1966-10-21) October 21, 1966 (age 58)
EducationTulane University (BS)
SpouseKaren Nyberg
Children1
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankColonel, USMC
Time in space
92d 10h 38m[1]
SelectionNASA Group 18 (2000)
MissionsSTS-127
STS-135
SpX-DM2 (Expedition 63)
Mission insignia
RetirementJuly 16, 2021[2]
WebsiteOfficial 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.

  1. ^ Astronauts and Cosmonauts (sorted by "Time in Space")
  2. ^ Potter, Sean (July 16, 2021). "Trailblazing Astronaut Doug Hurley Retires from NASA". NASA. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "NASA Selects Astronauts for First U.S. Commercial Spaceflights". NASA. July 9, 2015.
  5. ^ 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.