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Douglas H. Wheelock

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AMERICAN ACTIVE
Career
Time in space
178 d 9 h
Spacewalks
6
43 h 30 m outside
Flights
2
2 landings
Status
Active
Nationality
American
Born
05 May 1960
First flight
23 Oct 2007
Most recent flight
15 Jun 2010
Type
Government
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.

Flight log

Flights

2 TOTAL
No.FlightDate
02Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-1915 Jun 2010
01Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-12023 Oct 2007
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2 Last checked 29 Sept 2026
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