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Terry W. Virts

Retired· NASA · American

Terry W. Virts

Terry W. Virts Jr. is a former NASA astronaut, and Colonel in the United States Air Force.

Spaceflights

2

Time in space

213days

Spacewalks

3

Spacewalking

19 h 02 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 8 hours

Expedition 42/43 EVA 1
Feb 21, 2015
6 h 41 m
Expedition 42/43 EVA 2
Feb 25, 2015
6 h 43 m
Expedition 42/43 EVA 3
Mar 1, 2015
5 h 38 m

0 h2 h4 h6 h8 h

All three during Expedition 42 on the International Space Station.

Flights

Success· Flight 2

Soyuz TMA-15M

Launched: Nov 23, 2014 · 21:01 UTC
Rocket: Soyuz FG
From: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Jun 11, 2015

Crewmates

Anton ShkaplerovRoscosmos
Samantha CristoforettiESA

Success· Flight 1

STS-130

Launched: Feb 8, 2010 · 09:14 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Feb 22, 2010

Crewmates

George D. ZamkaNASA
Kathryn P. HireNASA
Nicholas PatrickNASA
Robert L. BehnkenNASA
Stephen RobinsonNASA

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Biography

Terry W. Virts Jr. is a former NASA astronaut, and Colonel in the United States Air Force.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: December 1, 1967
First flight: Feb 8, 2010

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