Douglas Gerald Hurley is an engineer and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS127, which launched July 15, 2009. He was assigned and flew as pilot for STS135, the final flight of the Space Shuttle program, in July 2011. He is also the first Marine to fly the FA18 EF Super Hornet. His call sign is Chunky and was sometimes referred to by this name on the communication loops.
Hurley was born on October 21, 1966 in Endicott, New York. He 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 Tulanes NROTC program and from USMC Officer Candidates School.
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