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Twitpics From Space By Douglas H. Wheelock
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Douglas Harry "Wheels" Wheelock is a United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-120 as a Mission Specialist.
He was born May 5, 1960 in Binghamton, New York and considers Windsor, to be his hometown. Married to Cathleen Hollen, they have one child. Doug’s parents, Olin and Margaret Wheelock, reside in Windsor, New York. Cathy’s parents reside in Enterprise, Alabama. He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Society of American Military Engineers, the Association of the United States Army, and the Army Aviation Association of America.
Wheelock graduated from Windsor Central High School in Windsor in 1978. Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science and Engineering from the United States Military Academy in 1983, and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1992.
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