Victor J. Glover
Victor Jerome Glover Jr. is an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected in NASA Astronaut Group 21 in 2013, he entered NASA with fighter aviation, flight-test, and naval command experience.
- Born
- April 30, 1976
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Pomona, California,United States
Flights
2
Spacewalks
4
EVA time
26 hours, 7 minutes
In space
167 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes
Bio
Glover studied engineering and military operations before becoming an F/A-18 pilot and test pilot. His aviation career prepared him for spacecraft piloting, high-tempo operations, and the integrated systems work required by modern crew vehicles.
His first spaceflight was SpaceX Crew-1, the first operational Crew Dragon mission to the International . Glover served as pilot of Crew Dragon Resilience and then as a on 64 and 65.
During that ISS mission he became the first Black NASA astronaut to live aboard the station as part of a long-duration expedition. He performed and supported science, maintenance, visiting vehicles, and commercial-crew operations.
The local profile data also places Glover on Artemis II.