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Victor Glover

United States

Victor Glover is an American NASA astronaut, United States Navy captain and test pilot who in 2020 piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, becoming the first Black American astronaut to live aboard the station as a flight engineer on Expedition 64. In April 2026 he piloted the Artemis II lunar flyby mission, becoming the first person of color to travel beyond low Earth orbit and to the vicinity of the Moon.

Facts
Birth Year
1976 3
Nationality
American 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Flight Engineer 1
Dating
Selection Year
2013 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies

Victor Glover is a NASA astronaut assigned as pilot of the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Victor Glover - WikipediaWikipedia: Victor J. Glover, lead section

Missions Crewed

Artemis II, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Victor Glover - Wikipedia
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationMissions Crewed: Artemis II, Artemis II
Quote, Missions Crewed: Artemis II, Artemis II
Artemis II was crewed by four astronauts: commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch, all from the NASA Astronaut Corps, along with mission specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Astronaut Corps.
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2. Victor Glover (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Victor Glover lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Victor Glover - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1976-04-30
  • Wikidata P27 country of citizenship
    United States
  • Victor Glover, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    Glover served as a flight engineer on Expedition 64 and became the first Black American astronaut to live aboard the ISS.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is a United States Navy captain, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (emeritus).
  • Associated With: NASA, Wikipedia: Victor J. Glover, lead section
  • In Group: Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts, Lead sentence
    A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in 2020, he piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.
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Wikidata: Victor Glover
Wikidata Q13499227, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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