Douglas G. Hurley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Douglas G. Hurley
Occupation	Engineer
Date Of Birth	Oct 21, 1966(1966-10-21)
Age	58
Birthplace	Endicott
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Libra

Douglas G. Hurley Biography

Douglas G. Hurley is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on October 21, 1966 in Endicott, New York, United States.

Douglas Gerald Hurley (born October 21, 1966) is an American engineer, former Marine Corps pilot, and current NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle missions STS-127 (July 2009) and STS-135 (July 2011), the final flight of the Space Shuttle program. He is scheduled to command 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. His call sign is “Chunks”, and he was sometimes referred to by this name on the communication loops.

Hurley received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1988. After graduation, he attended The Basic School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, and later the Infantry Officers Course. Following aviation indoctrination at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, he entered flight training in Texas in 1989; he was a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Navy Pilot Training program and was designated a Naval Aviator in August 1991.

Douglas G. Hurley Net Worth

Douglas G. Hurley is one of the richest Engineer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Douglas G. Hurley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hurley was born on October 21, 1966 in Endicott, New York. He then graduated from the Owego Free Academy in Owego, New York in 1984. He graduated magna cum laude with honors from Tulane University, earning his B.S.E. in civil engineering in 1988. He was also a distinguished graduate from both Tulane’s NROTC program and from USMC Officer Candidates School.

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Who is Douglas G. Hurley Dating?

According to our records, Douglas G. Hurley married to Karen Nyberg. As of December 1, 2023, Douglas G. Hurley’s is not dating anyone.

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In July 2011, Hurley returned to space on STS-135 on the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The mission delivered the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and a Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier (LMC) to the international space station as well as 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. Overall, Hurley has accumulated over 683 hours in space.

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Edmond Ranked on the list of most popular Engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Douglas G. Hurley celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.

In July 2015, NASA announced Hurley as one of the first astronauts for U.S. Commercial spaceflights. Subsequently, he has started working with Boeing and SpaceX to train in their commercial crew vehicles, along with the other chosen astronauts—Sunita Williams, Robert Behnken and Eric Boe. In August 2018 Hurley was assigned to the first test flight SpX-DM2 of the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Following the In-Flight Abort test of Crew Dragon, Hurley was confirmed to be the flight’s Commander.

Is Doug Hurley still in space?

Hurley is a veteran of two space shuttle missions and commanded the first piloted test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2020. He is now a senior director of business development at Northrop Grumman , supplier of the Space Launch System’s solid rocket boosters.

How long was Doug Hurley in space?

92d 10h 38m

Is Doug Hurley retired?

Doug Hurley is retiring from NASA after 21 years of service. His last day with the agency is July 16. “Doug Hurley is an exceptional astronaut whose leadership and expertise have been invaluable to NASA’s space program,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

How old is Doug Hurley's son?

Hurley and Ms. Nyberg’s son, Jack, is 10. “I think it’s a pretty cool looking vehicle and my 10-year-old son certainly thinks it’s a cool vehicle with a cool name, Dragon,” Mr. Hurley said.

What date will Artemis 1 launch?

2022