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Douglas H. Wheelock

1960 - Today

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Douglas Harry "Wheels" Wheelock (born May 5, 1960) 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. He is currently working with NASA to test the Orion spacecraft at the Glenn Research Center in Plum Brook, Ohio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas H. Wheelock is the 382nd most popular engineer, the 14,464th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,985th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Douglas H. Wheelock ranks 382 out of 389. Before him are Sydney Camm, Charles Ingram, C. H. Douglas, Nick Wirth, Naoki Hattori, and James Key. After him are Tessy Thomas, Matthias Ettrich, Thomas Sopwith, Henry M. Morris, James Guthrie, and Ted Jensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Douglas H. Wheelock ranks 799. Before him are Jan Ottosson, Petre Becheru, Hocine Yahi, Wim Koevermans, Marcia Barbosa, and Scott Frank. After him are Fritz Walter, Ravilya Agletdinova, Roma Downey, Richard Biggs, Kristin Halvorsen, and Ján Franek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Douglas H. Wheelock ranks 14,468 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Wetherbee (1952), John Garamendi (1945), Erik Spoelstra (1970), Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Scott Frank (1960), and Jim Pugh (1964). After him are Tim McCoy (1891), Ezra Meeker (1830), Saginaw Grant (1936), Sheridan Downey (1884), Kristina Lilley (1963), and John Kirby (1963).

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Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Douglas H. Wheelock ranks 48. Before him are Chuck Peddle (1937), Robert R. Gilruth (1913), Tom Dowd (1925), Robert Zubrin (1952), David S. Johnson (1945), and John Houbolt (1919). After him are Henry M. Morris (1918), Ted Jensen (1954), Tom Mueller (1961), Jonathan James (1983), Feargus Urquhart (1970), and Randall Munroe (1984).

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