Victor J. Glover

American astronaut and ISS pilot

Victor J. Glover - American astronaut and ISS pilot
Born

April 30th, 1976
49 years ago

Category

Explorers & Adventurers

Country

United States

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Victor J. Glover served as a NASA astronaut and test pilot. Glover was selected as an astronaut in 2000 and participated in multiple missions. He flew on the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station, which marked the first operational flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Glover's role as a pilot involved overseeing the spacecraft's systems and operational activities during the mission, contributing to scientific research while aboard the ISS.

Piloted SpaceX Crew-1 mission

Participated in ISS operations

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