Douglas G. Hurley
Douglas Gerald Hurley is an American engineer, former Marine Corps pilot, and former NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle missions STS-127 and STS-135, 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. He was also the first Marine to fly the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. His call sign is "Chunky", and he was sometimes referred to by this name on the communication loops.
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- Paese
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Stato
- In attività
- Vita
- 1966
Voli spaziali
- 15 lug 2009 STS-127
- 8 lug 2011 STS-135
- 30 mag 2020 Crew Dragon Demo-2 Comandante