Rex J. Walheim

Rex Walheim
Walheim in 2011
Born	Rex Joseph Walheim (1962-10-10) October 10, 1962 (age 61) Redwood City, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BS) University of Houston (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	36d 8h 31m[1]
Selection	NASA Group 16 (1996)
Missions	STS-110 STS-122 STS-135
Mission insignia

Rex Joseph Walheim (born October 10, 1962) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and NASA astronaut. He flew three Space Shuttle missions, STS-110, STS-122, and STS-135. Walheim logged over 566 hours in space, including 36 hours and 23 minutes of spacewalk (EVA) time. He was assigned as mission specialist and flight engineer on STS-135, the final Space Shuttle mission.