Michael S. Hopkins

Mission Commander

NASAAmericanACTIVE

FLIGHTS

w/ SPACEX

EVAs

340d 9h 33m

IN SPACE

BIOGRAPHY

Michael S. Hopkins is a NASA astronaut and U.S. Space Force colonel — the first Space Force member to go to space. He first flew on Soyuz TMA-10M for Expedition 37/38 and commanded SpaceX Crew-1 aboard Crew Dragon Resilience. He has spent over 340 days in space across two long-duration missions.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth

December 28, 1968

Birthplace

Lebanon, Missouri, U.S.

Selection

NASA Group 20 (2009)

Military Service

Colonel, U.S. Space Force

EDUCATION

BS Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

MS Aerospace Engineering, Stanford University

Wikipedia Profile @Astro_Hoppy

MISSION HISTORY

Crew-1

November 16, 2020Flight #107

SpaceX will launch the first operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying 3 NASA astronauts and 1 JAXA astronaut to the International Space Station. This mission will be the second crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011.

CREW:

FELLOW CREWMATES

Shannon Walker

NASA

Soichi Noguchi

JAXA

Victor J. Glover

NASA

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