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Douglas G. Hurley

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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) 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. He was also the first Marine to fly the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas G. Hurley is the 104th most popular astronaut (up from 353rd in 2024), the 4,189th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,854th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Douglas G. Hurley ranks 104 out of 556. Before him are Anatoly Filipchenko, Konstantin Feoktistov, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Donn F. Eisele, Abdul Ahad Mohmand, and Yevgeny Khrunov. After him are Yang Liwei, Leonid Kizim, Viktor Afanasyev, Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, Gennady Padalka, and Aleksandr Viktorenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Douglas G. Hurley ranks 108. Before him are Dany Boon, Krasimir Balakov, Olivier Panis, Anutin Charnvirakul, Miguel Ángel Nadal, and Marco Antônio da Silva. After him are Carola Häggkvist, Alex Zanardi, Eyal Zamir, Hill Harper, Saleh al-Arouri, and Patricia Kaas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Douglas G. Hurley ranks 4,189 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrick Henry (1736), Tracy Pollan (1960), Sam Webb (1945), Carl Andre (1935), Black Hawk (1767), and Richard Wright (1908). After him are Ralph Nader (1934), Conan O'Brien (1963), Richard Chase (1950), Nancy Spungen (1958), Chris O'Donnell (1970), and Gordon Mitchell (1923).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Douglas G. Hurley ranks 56. Before him are Dick Scobee (1939), Walter Cunningham (1932), Stuart Roosa (1933), Scott Carpenter (1925), Kathryn D. Sullivan (1951), and Donn F. Eisele (1930). After him are Gregory Jarvis (1944), Deke Slayton (1924), Susan Kilrain (1961), Nancy J. Currie-Gregg (1958), Mary Ellen Weber (1962), and James McDivitt (1929).

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