Terry W. Virts

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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 is currently a candidate to represent Texas in the United States Senate in the 2026 election for the seat currently held by Republican John Cornyn.

1967  WikimediaWikidata
Terry W. Virts Jr.; Terry W. Virts, Jr.
military officer, Trekkie, astronaut, 

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  • Soyuz TMA-15M
    2014 flight to the International Space Station
  • STS-130
    human spaceflight
  • Expedition 42
    42nd expedition to the International Space Station
  • Expedition 43
    43rd expedition to the International Space Station
1967-12-01T00:00:00Z
1967-12-01T00:00:00Z
1967 Terry W. Virts
2014-11-10T00:00:00Z
2015-03-11T00:00:00Z
2014 — 2015 Expedition 42
2015-03-11T00:00:00Z
2015-06-11T00:00:00Z
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USAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0057USAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0057
USAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0087USAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0087
Cristoforetti, Virts and Wilmore participate in an exercise in a Cupola trainerCristoforetti, Virts and Wilmore participate in an exercise in a Cupola trainer
Sts130 mission posterSts130 mission poster
ISS-42 Wilmore, Cristoforetti and Virts pose for a photoISS-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 trainingFive 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 trainingFive 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) DVIDS723401STS-130 Crew Meets with President Obama (P042210PS-0408) DVIDS723401
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NASA Astronaut Group 18NASA Astronaut Group 18
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classorbitSoyuz TMA-15MAnton Shkaplerov, Samantha Cristoforetti, Soyuz TMA-M, Terry W. Virts, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-130George D. Zamka, Kathryn P. Hire, Nicholas Patrick, Robert L. Behnken, Stephen Robinson, Terry W. Virts, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2014Expedition 42Aleksandr Samokutyayev, Anton Shkaplerov, Barry E. Wilmore, Samantha Cristoforetti, Terry W. Virts, Yelena Serova, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2015Expedition 43Anton Shkaplerov, Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Korniyenko, Samantha Cristoforetti, Scott Kelly, Terry W. Virts, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    commonsimageUSAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0057 Commons
    commonsimageUSAID and NASA, Connecting Space to Village 150917-A-GX923-0087 Commons
    commonsimageCristoforetti, Virts and Wilmore participate in an exercise in a Cupola trainer Commons
    commonsimageSts130 mission poster Commons
    commonsimageISS-42 Wilmore, Cristoforetti and Virts pose for a photo Commons
    commonsimageFive members of NASA's Group 18 of astronaut candidates are pictured during a brief break in land survival training Commons
    commonsimageFive members of NASA's Group 18 of astronaut candidates are pictured with a tent fashioned from parachute gear during land survival training Commons
    commonsimageSTS-130 Crew Meets with President Obama (P042210PS-0408) DVIDS723401 Commons
    commonsimageS130E007798 - STS-130 - Virts on MDDK - DPLA - d4de9222b2b8ed9409794b39384e7a3b Commons
    commonsimageNASA Astronaut Group 18 Commons