Doug Hurley
Appearance
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Douglas G. Hurley | |
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Born | Douglas Gerald Hurley October 21, 1966 |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Tulane University |
Occupation | Test pilot |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Colonel, USMC |
Time in space | 92d 10h 38min[1] |
Selection | 2000 NASA Group |
Missions | STS-127, STS-135, SpX-DM2 |
Mission insignia |
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)[2] 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. He was also the first Marine to fly the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Astronauts and Cosmonauts (sorted by "Time in Space")
- ↑ 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.