Doug Hurley
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.
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| Born | Douglas Gerald Hurley October 21, 1966 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
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| Rank | Colonel, USMC |
Time in space | 92d 10h 38min[1] |
| Selection | 2000 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-127, STS-135, SpX-DM2 |
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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.
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Patch of the Crew Dragon Demo-2
International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 63 mission insignia, incorporating a multitude of elements, such as a stylized 63 in the orbit traces, a boot print on the lunar surface.* * The Expedition 63 patch represents an intersection of the past and the beginning of a new dawn in human spaceflight as we continue to inhabit the
Hurley during the STS-127 mission in July 2009
STS-135 and Expedition 28 crews inside the Zvezda service module on the ISS in July 2011
References
- ↑ 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.