Terry W. Virts

Terry Wayne Virts Jr. is a retired NASA astronaut, International Space Station commander, and colonel in the United States Air Force. Virts is a member of the Democratic Party. He was a candidate to represent Texas in the United States Senate in the 2026 election, but withdrew and is now running for Texas's 9th congressional district.

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1967  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Terry W. Virts Jr.; Terry W. Virts, Jr.
Trekkie, astronaut, military officer, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Air Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 18, United States, 

NASA Astronaut Group 18, 

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  STS-130 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  Expedition 42 ⓘ
  42nd expedition to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-15M ⓘ
  2014 flight to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 43 ⓘ
  43rd expedition to the International Space Station

United States, Soyuz TMA-15M, NASA Astronaut Group 18, 

1967-12-01T00:00:00Z

1967-12-01T00:00:00Z

1967 Terry W. Virts

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

2010 STS-130

2014-11-10T00:00:00Z

2015-03-11T00:00:00Z

2014 — 2015 Expedition 42

2014-11-23T00:00:00Z

2014-11-23T00:00:00Z

2014 Soyuz TMA-15M

2015-03-11T00:00:00Z

2015-06-11T00:00:00Z

2015 Expedition 43

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Frameless

USAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0057

USAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0087

Cristoforetti, Virts and Wilmore participate in an exercise in a Cupola trainer

Sts130 mission poster

ISS-42 Wilmore, Cristoforetti and Virts pose for a photo

Five members of NASA's Group 18 of astronaut candidates are pictured during a brief break in land survival training

Five members of NASA's Group 18 of astronaut candidates are pictured with a tent fashioned from parachute gear during land survival training

STS-130 Crew Meets with President Obama (P042210PS-0408) DVIDS723401

S130E007798 - STS-130 - Virts on MDDK - DPLA - d4de9222b2b8ed9409794b39384e7a3b

NASA Astronaut Group 18

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	2010	STS-130	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2014	Expedition 42	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2014	Soyuz TMA-15M	human spaceflight, Soyuz TMA-M	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2015	Expedition 43	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
commons	image		USAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0057		Commons
commons	image		USAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0087		Commons
commons	image		Cristoforetti, Virts and Wilmore participate in an exercise in a Cupola trainer		Commons
commons	image		Sts130 mission poster		Commons
commons	image		ISS-42 Wilmore, Cristoforetti and Virts pose for a photo		Commons
commons	image		Five members of NASA's Group 18 of astronaut candidates are pictured during a brief break in land survival training		Commons
commons	image		Five members of NASA's Group 18 of astronaut candidates are pictured with a tent fashioned from parachute gear during land survival training		Commons
commons	image		STS-130 Crew Meets with President Obama (P042210PS-0408) DVIDS723401		Commons
commons	image		S130E007798 - STS-130 - Virts on MDDK - DPLA - d4de9222b2b8ed9409794b39384e7a3b		Commons
commons	image		NASA Astronaut Group 18		Commons