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DOUGLAS G. HURLEY (LIEUTENANT COLONEL, USMC)
NASA ASTRONAUT (PILOT)
PERSONAL DATA: Born on October 21, 1966, in Endicott, New York, but considers Apalachin, New York his hometown. Married to the former Amelia Bellamy of Dallas, Texas. Recreational interests include hunting, mountain climbing, backcountry camping, and watching NASCAR races. Doug’s parents, Harvey and Sherry, reside in Apalachin, New York.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Owego Free Academy, in Owego, New York, 1984. B.S.E., Civil Engineering, Tulane University, Louisiana, 1988.
SPECIAL HONORS: Magna Cum Laude with Honors, Tulane University, Distinguished Graduate, Tulane University NROTC, Distinguished Graduate, Navy Flight School. Stephen A. Hazelrigg Memorial Award for best Test Pilot/Engineer Team, Naval Strike Aircraft Test Squadron. Awarded two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals and various other service awards.
EXPERIENCE: Hurley received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1988. After graduation, he attended The Basic School (TBS) in Quantico, Virginia, and later the Infantry Officers Course. Following Aviation Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida, he entered flight training in Texas in 1989 and was designated a Naval Aviator in August 1991. He then reported to Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron 101 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, for initial F/A-18 training. Upon completion of training, he was assigned to Marine All Weather Fighter/Attack Squadron 225 at El Toro, California, where he made three overseas deployments to the Western Pacific. While assigned to VMFA(AW)-225, he attended the United States Marine Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI), the Marine Division Tactics Course (MDTC), and the Aviation Safety Officers Course, and served as the Aviation Safety Officer and the Pilot Training Officer. Hurley was selected for the United States Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and began the course in January of 1997. After graduation in December 1997, he was assigned to the Naval Strike Aircraft Test Squadron as an F/A-18 Project Officer and Test Pilot. At Strike, he participated in a variety of flight testing including flying qualities, ordnance separation, and systems testing and became the first ever Marine pilot to fly the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. He was serving as the Operations Officer at Strike when selected for the astronaut program.
Hurley has logged over 2800 hours in more than 20 aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as a pilot by NASA in July 2000, Lieutenant Colonel Hurley reported for training in August 2000. Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Shuttle Operations Branch. He will serve in technical assignments until assigned to a space flight.
JUNE 2004
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