Jeden z 3. najstarszych aktywnych astronautów NASA
Wheelock Readies NASA Astronauts for Moon LandingBy Jay Levine, NASA Armstrong Flight Research CenterAugust 29, 2020
(...) “I had a chance to ask him a question (when I was a kid), and I wanted to know how he felt as an extraordinary superhero,” he said. Armstrong did not view himself in that way, which had an even bigger influence on Wheelock.
“How does an ordinary boy end up standing on the Moon?” he thought. “I later learned that ordinary kids from ordinary places do intersect with the extraordinary.
It wasn’t until years later after he had been an astronaut that he recalled what a first grade teacher told him, “You could land on the Moon one day, too.” As an astronaut, he remembered that and knows, “Children of all ages look to NASA for redefining what’s possible for them.” (...)
https://scitechdaily.com/wheelock-readies-nasa-astronauts-for-moon-landing/NASA Astronauts Practice Next Giant Leap for Artemis Lee Mohon Jun 04, 2024
NASA astronaut Doug “Wheels” Wheelock and Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson prepare for a test of full-scale mockups of spacesuits developed by Axiom Space and SpaceX’s Starship human landing system developed for NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon. SpaceX(...) To begin the test, Wheelock and Whitson put on the spacesuits in the full-scale airlock that sits on Starship’s airlock deck. Suits were then pressurized using a system immediately outside the HLS airlock that provided air, electrical power, cooling, and communications to the astronauts. Each AxEMU also included a full-scale model of the Portable Life Support System, or “backpack,” on the back of the suits. For Artemis moonwalks, each crew member will put on a spacesuit with minimal assistance, so the team was eager to evaluate how easily the suits can be put on, taken off, and stowed in the airlock. (...)
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/artemis-campaign-development-division/human-landing-system-program/nasa-astronauts-practice-next-giant-leap-for-artemis/Association of Space Explorers @ASE_Astronauts 2:00 AM · May 6, 2025
#ASEspotlight: Doug Wheelock 💫
In October 2007, ASE Life Member @Astro_Wheels floated into the Unity node of the @Space_Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked.
Fun fact: He was the 1st active-duty @USArmy astronaut to command the ISS!
Happy 65th birthday, Wheels! 🎉
https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/1919542857431470341
Wątek: DH Wheelock - 05.05.1960 (Przeczytany 1709 razy)