13 Facts About Douglas Hurley

Douglas Hurley piloted Space Shuttle missions STS-127 and STS-135, the final flight of the Space Shuttle program.

Douglas Hurley 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 one of the first two astronauts, together with Bob Behnken, launching aboard a commercial orbital spacecraft in spaceflight history.

Douglas Hurley's call sign is "Chunky", and he was sometimes referred to by this name on the communication loops.

Douglas Hurley was a distinguished graduate from both Tulane's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program and from USMC Officer Candidates School.

Douglas 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.

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Douglas Hurley was then selected to attend the United States Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland and began the course in January 1997.

Douglas Hurley was serving as the operations officer when selected for the astronaut program.

Douglas Hurley worked shuttle landing and rollout, served on the Columbia Reconstruction Team at Kennedy Space Center and in the Exploration Branch in support of the selection of the Orion crew exploration vehicle.

Douglas Hurley served as the NASA Director of Operations at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.

In July 2011, Douglas Hurley returned to space on the final shuttle flight, STS-135 on the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Douglas Hurley, departing the Neil A Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before Demo-2 launch.

Robert Behnken, and Douglas Hurley are seen inside Endeavour onboard GO Navigator after splashdown.

Douglas Hurley prepares to depart a helicopter at Naval Air Station Pensacola.