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Douglas H. Wheelock

Active· NASA · American

Douglas H. Wheelock

Douglas Harry "Wheels" Wheelock is an American engineer and astronaut. He has flown in space twice, logging 178 days on the Space Shuttle, International Space...

Spaceflights

2

Time in space

178days

Spacewalks

6

Spacewalking

43 h 30 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 10 hours

STS-120 EVA 1
Oct 26, 2007
6 h 14 m
STS-120 EVA 3
Oct 30, 2007
7 h 08 m
STS-120 EVA 4
Nov 3, 2007
7 h 19 m
Expedition 24 EVA 2
Aug 7, 2010
8 h 03 m
Expedition 24 EVA 3
Aug 11, 2010
7 h 26 m
Expedition 24 EVA 4
Aug 16, 2010
7 h 20 m

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Flights

Success· Flight 2

Soyuz TMA-19

Launched: Jun 15, 2010 · 21:35 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz FG
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Nov 26, 2010

Crewmates

Fyodor YurchikhinRoscosmos
Shannon WalkerNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-120

Launched: Oct 23, 2007 · 15:38 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Nov 7, 2007

Crewmates

Pamela MelroyNASA
George D. ZamkaNASA
Daniel M. TaniNASA
Paolo NespoliESA
Stephanie WilsonNASA
Scott E. ParazynskiNASA

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Biography

Douglas Harry "Wheels" Wheelock is an American engineer and astronaut. He has flown in space twice, logging 178 days on the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Russian Soyuz. On July 12, 2011, Wheelock announced that he would be returning to active duty with the United States Army in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Active
Nationality: American
Born: May 5, 1960
First flight: Oct 23, 2007

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