Doug Hurley | |
---|---|
![]() 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.