Background
Wheelock, Douglas H. was born on May 5, 1960 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Olin and Margaret Wheelock.
Wheelock, Douglas H. was born on May 5, 1960 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Olin and Margaret Wheelock.
Bachelor of Science in Applied Sciences and Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1983. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992.
Commd Second lieutenant United States Army, West Point, New York, 1983. Student Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1983—1984. From combat section leader, platoon leader, company executive officer, battalion operations officer and Commander officer Pacific Theater, Air Cavalry Troop.
9th United States Cavalry. Advanced weapons research and development engineer Aviation Directorate of Combat Developments, Fort Rucker, Alabama. Member class 104 United States Naval Test Pilot School.
From experimental test pilot to division chief for fixed wing testing of airborne signal and imagery intelligence systems. United States Army Aviation Technology Test Center, 1997—1998. Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1998.
Crew support astronaut International Space Station Expedition 2, 2001, International Space Station Expedition 4, 2001—2002. Spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) Mission Control Center, Houston, 2002. Lead CAPCOM International Space Station Expedition 8.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's director operations Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia, 2005. Mission specialist conducting both EVA and robotics operations during the 3 spacewalks STS-120 Discovery Mission to International Space Station, 2007. Flight engineer Expedition 24 Mission, 2010.
Member of Army Aviation Association American, Association United States Army, Society of America Military Engineers, Society Experimental Test Pilots, West Point Association Graduates.
Married Cathleen Hollen.