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Douglas G. Hurley

American astronaut
Person human Q120793
Douglas G. Hurley
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 21, 1966
Place of birth
Endicott
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
astronaut, military officer, engineer
Employer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration[8]
Educated at
Tulane University, United States Naval Test Pilot School, The Basic School[9][10][11]
Award received
Congressional Space Medal of Honor[12]
Spouse
Karen L. Nyberg[6]
Part of
NASA Astronaut Group 18[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Call sign
Chunky[21]
Family name
Hurley[17]
Given name
Douglas[18]
Member of the crew of
Crew Dragon Demo-2, STS-135, STS-127[23][24][25]
Military branch
United States Marine Corps[14]
Military, police or special rank
Colonel[16]
Name in native language
Douglas Gerald Hurley[20]
Social media followers
332k (42k–352k, n=4)[26][27][28][29]
Time in space
+133118[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Douglas Gerald Hurley en Doug Hurley en Douglas G. Hurley ar دوغلاس جي. هيرلي cs Douglas Gerald Hurley cs Douglas Hurley da Douglas Gerald Hurley de Douglas Gerald Hurley es Doug Hurley es Douglas Gerald Hurley es Douglas Hurley fa داگلاس جی. هارلی fr Doug Hurley fr Douglas Hurley he דוגלאס ג. הרלי id Douglas Gerald Hurley it Douglas Gerald Hurley it Doug Hurley ja ダグ・ハーレー ja ダグラス・ハーリー
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Freebase ID
/m/0gxf26
Geni.com profile ID
6000000135263126833
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0gxf26
IMDb ID
nm4570013
Instagram username
astro.doug
JRC Names ID
1112434
NASA biographical ID
hurley-dg
Podchaser creator ID
107aIUuPtS
Prabook ID
1369766
Threads username
astro.doug
X (Twitter) username
Astro_Doug

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🔗 Connections
← Crew members 4
Crew Dragon Demo-2, STS-135, STS-127, Expedition 63
Astronaut mission 3
Crew Dragon Demo-2, STS-135, STS-127
Occupation 3
astronaut, engineer, military officer
Educated at 2
Tulane University, United States Naval Test Pilot School
Award received 1
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Family name 1
Hurley
Given name 1
Douglas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of the crew of 1
Crew Dragon Demo-2
Military branch 1
United States Marine Corps
Military, police or special rank 1
Colonel
Part of 1
NASA Astronaut Group 18
Place of birth 1
Endicott
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Karen L. Nyberg
Spouses 1
Karen L. Nyberg
← FactGrid item ID 1
Le Pin-au-Haras
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Summary

Douglas G. Hurley was born on October 21, 1966[1], in Endicott[2]. He has worked as an astronaut[3], military officer[4], and engineer[5].

FAQs

Where was Douglas G. Hurley born?

Douglas G. Hurley was born in Endicott[2].

Who was Douglas G. Hurley married to?

Douglas G. Hurley's spouses include Karen L. Nyberg[6].

What did Douglas G. Hurley do for work?

Douglas G. Hurley worked as an astronaut[3], military officer[4], and engineer[5].

Where did Douglas G. Hurley go to school?

Douglas G. Hurley was educated at Tulane University[9], United States Naval Test Pilot School[10], and The Basic School[11].

What awards did Douglas G. Hurley receive?

Honors received include Congressional Space Medal of Honor[12].

Related Entities

Karen L. Nyberg Tulane University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [3] ↑ . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of the crew of → Crew Dragon Demo-2, STS-135, STS-127
    Astronaut mission → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Member of the crew of: STS-135, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257287|batch #257287]]"
  2. 27w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Military branch → United States Marine Corps
    Threads username → astro.doug
    Award received → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Astronaut mission: STS-135, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257207|batch #257207]]"
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