Doug Hurley | |
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.jpg) Hurley in July 2018 | |
| Born | Douglas Gerald Hurley (1966-10-21)October 21, 1966 (age 59) 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 Americanengineer, formerMarine Corps pilot, and formerNASAastronaut. He pilotedSpace Shuttle missionsSTS-127 (July 2009)[3] andSTS-135 (July 2011), the final flight of theSpace Shuttle program. He launched into space for the third time as commander ofCrew Dragon Demo-2, the first crewed spaceflight from American soil since STS-135 and became, together withBob Behnken, the first astronaut in history launching aboard a commercial orbital spacecraft.[4] He was also the first Marine to fly theF/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.
Hurley was born on October 21, 1966, inEndicott, New York, and spent his childhood inApalachin, New York. He graduated from the Owego Free Academy inOwego, New York in 1984 and graduatedmagna cum laude with honors fromTulane University, earning hisBachelor of Science degree incivil engineering in 1988. He was also a distinguished graduate from both Tulane'sNaval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program and fromUSMCOfficer Candidates School.[6]
Hurley received his commission as a second lieutenant in theUnited States Marine Corps from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at Tulane University,New Orleans,Louisiana, in 1988. After graduation, he attendedThe Basic School atMarine Corps Base Quantico,Virginia, and later the Infantry Officers Course. Following aviation indoctrination atNaval Air Station Pensacola,Florida, he entered flight training inTexas in 1989; he was a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Navy Pilot Training program and was designated aNaval Aviator in August 1991.[6][7]
Hurley then reported toVMFAT-101 atMarine Corps Air Station El Toro,California for initialF/A-18 Hornet training. Upon completion of training, he was assigned toVMFA(AW)-225 where he made three overseas deployments to theWestern Pacific. While assigned to VMFA(AW)-225, he attended the United States Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, the Marine Division Tactics Course and the Aviation Safety Officers Course at theNaval Postgraduate School inMonterey, California. Over his four-and-a-half years with the "Vikings", he served as the aviation safety officer and the pilot training officer.[6][7]
Hurley was then selected to attend theUnited States Naval Test Pilot School atNaval Air Station Patuxent River,Maryland and began the course in January 1997. After graduation in December 1997, he was assigned to the Naval Strike Aircraft Test Squadron (VX-23) as an F/A-18 project officer and test pilot. At "Strike", he participated in a variety of flight testing, including flying qualities, ordnance separation and systems testing and became the first Marine pilot to fly theF/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. He was serving as the operations officer when selected for the astronaut program. Hurley has logged over 5,500 hours in more than 25 types of aircraft.[6][7]
Selected as a pilot by NASA in July 2000, Hurley reported for training in August 2000. Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office which included Kennedy Operations Support as a "Cape Crusader," where he was the lead ASP (Astronaut Support Personnel) for Space Shuttle missionsSTS-107 andSTS-121. He also worked shuttle landing and rollout, served on the Columbia Reconstruction Team atKennedy Space Center and in the Exploration Branch in support of the selection of theOrion crew exploration vehicle.[6]
He also served as the NASA Director of Operations at theGagarin Cosmonaut Training Center inStar City, Russia.[6]
In 2009, he was the pilot onSTS-127, ISS Assembly Mission 2J/A, which delivered the Japanese-built Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) and the Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section (ELM-ES) to theInternational Space Station (ISS). This mission launched on July 15 and landed back at KennedySLF Runway 15 on July 31.[8] The mission duration was 15 days, 16 hours, 45 minutes.[6]
In July 2011, Hurley returned to space on the final shuttle flight,STS-135 on theSpace ShuttleAtlantis. This mission launched on July 8 and landed back at KennedySLF Runway 15 on July 21. The mission delivered theMulti-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM)Raffaello and a Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier (LMC) to the International Space Station and tested a system which investigated the potential of robotically refueling existing spacecraft. STS-135 mission duration was 12 days, 18 hours, 27 minutes and 56 seconds.[9]
After returning to Earth, he served as the Assistant Director, New Programs for the Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) atJohnson Space Center. In August 2014, he became the Assistant Director for the Commercial Crew Program following the merger of Flight Operations and Mission Operations.[6]
In July 2015, NASA announced Hurley as one of the first astronauts forU.S. commercial spaceflights.[10] Subsequently, he started working withBoeing andSpaceX to train in their commercial crew vehicles, along with the other chosen astronautsSunita Williams,Robert Behnken andEric Boe. In August 2018, Hurley was assigned toSpaceX-DM2, the first test flight of the SpaceXCrew Dragon.[11] Following the in-flight abort test of Crew Dragon, Hurley was confirmed to be the flight's commander.[12] Hurley and fellow crewmember Bob Behnken were humorously compared in news and social media to the fictional brothersBob and Doug McKenzie because of their friendship when they participated in the first commercial astronaut launch on SpaceXCrew Dragon Demo-2.[13][14][15][16]Crew Dragon successfully launched on May 30, 2020, and successfully docked with theInternational Space Station on May 31, 2020. The crew joined the ISSExpedition 63 crew, which consisted of NASA astronaut and ISS commanderChris Cassidy and Russian cosmonautsIvan Vagner andAnatoli Ivanishin.[17] Crew Dragon undocked from the International Space Station on August 1, 2020, and successfully returned to Earth on August 2, 2020, after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.[18]
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On July 16, 2021, NASA announced that Hurley would be retiring from the agency after 21 years of service. In the announcement released on the NASA website, NASA administrator Bill Nelson stated, "Doug Hurley is an exceptional astronaut whose leadership and expertise have been invaluable to NASA's space program. His impact on the agency transcends his impressive work in spaceflight, inspiring us to take on bold endeavors. I extend my deepest gratitude to Doug and wish him success in his next adventure."[19]
Hurley is married to fellow NASA astronautKaren Nyberg. They have one son[22] and live inLeague City, Texas.
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