Victor J. Glover

Victor Glover
Glover at a NASA news conference in 2023
Born
Victor Jerome Glover

(1976-04-30) April 30, 1976 (age 48)
EducationCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS)
Air University (MS, MMAS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
167d 6h 29m
SelectionNASA Group 21 (2013)
Total EVAs
4
Total EVA time
26h 7m
MissionsSpaceX Crew-1 (Expedition 64/65)
Artemis 2
Mission insignia

Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013[1][2] and pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Glover is a captain and F/A-18 pilot in the U.S. Navy and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.[3] He was a crew member of Expedition 64, and served as a station systems flight engineer.[4]

Glover was selected as pilot of the crew for the Artemis 2 flight, planned to circle the Moon in 2025.[5]

  1. ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "2013 Astronaut Class". NASA. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "NASA's Newest Astronauts Complete Training". NASA. July 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFJL 2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Expedition 64 Mission Summary" (PDF). NASA. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Berger, Eric (April 4, 2023). "All of a sudden, NASA's return to the Moon feels rather real". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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