Douglas H. WheelockVerified account

@Astro_Wheels

Test Pilot; NASA Astronaut: STS-120 & ISS-25; Space Station Commander; Poet; Dreamer; Inspired by quiet moments, kindness, and the power of the spoken word.

Houston, TX
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Joined March 2010
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    13 hours ago

    spirit w & .

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    8:20 AM - 8 Dec 2015 · Details
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  2. Dec 7

    Thank you! Excited to share space stories with you soon!

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  3. Dec 7

    Atlas V rocket launch viewed from earth and from space (via )! Go !

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    8:48 AM - 7 Dec 2015 · Details
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    Dec 4

    This is great from Royal Mail - answering a small boy's query about sending a letter to Mars:

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  5. Dec 5

    "4 - 3 - 2 - 1 Earth below us..." Watching warming up on - Equine Rocket Launch!

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    7:22 AM - 5 Dec 2015 · Details
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  6. Dec 4

    Not exactly a 'VIP' seat for the launch, but a seat that I treasure as part of this amazing NASA team!

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    2:04 PM - 4 Dec 2015 · Details
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    Dec 4

    Week wrap of Live in . Perfect Hope good Wx 4 launch!

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    9:29 AM - 4 Dec 2015 · Details
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  8. Dec 3

    Launch day for ! 's Liftoff at 5:55pm ET. Weather 60% GO!

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    10:37 AM - 3 Dec 2015 · Details
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    Dec 2

    Atlas 5 rolled out to take aim on space station Thursday at 5:55pmEST (2255 GMT) (ULA photo)

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    7:38 AM - 2 Dec 2015 · Details
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  10. Dec 2

    Great question! Love the curiosity...essential for future explorers! Titan is an amazing destination! Ask

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    Dec 2

    Cassini has done it again.

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    Just in from : a delicate shot of ice moon Tethys hovering over the rings.
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  12. Dec 1

    Found myself quietly celebrating courage & bravery in the midst of life's storms. 60 years on, still so far to go...

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    This day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to yield a bus seat in Alabama. In her own words:
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  13. Dec 1

    Sounds sort of like someone working on the roof of your home, or like a critter moving around in your attic.

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  14. Dec 1

    Yes, inside the you can hear spacewalkers working outside, and vibration sensors pick up even slight accelerations.

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    Dec 1

    It's not every day you get to see your own spacecraft for the 1st time. Everything checked out perfectly!

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    3:53 AM - 1 Dec 2015 · Details
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    Nov 28

    Congrats on your commercial debut! :)

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    7:20 AM - 28 Nov 2015 · Details
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    Nov 28

    Thankful for those who serve--especially my soldier in space (he made the new video)! Go !!

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  18. Nov 25

    Thank you! Thankful to be back in and home for Thanksgiving! credit: NY

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    7:01 PM - 25 Nov 2015 · Details
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    Nov 25

    Vids: Soyuz TMA-19 w/ Exp25's Walker/Yurchickin/ undocking landing

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    Nov 25

    in 2010: F. Yurchikhin, Shannon Walker & come home. via

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    6:14 AM - 25 Nov 2015 · Details
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