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Victor J. Glover
NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Active
Born April 30, 1976 (1976-04-30) (age 44)
Pomona, California, U.S.
Rank Commander, USN
Selection 2013 NASA Group
Mission insignia SpaceX Crew-1 logo.svg ISS Expedition 64 Patch.png ISS Expedition 65 Patch.png

Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 and Pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.

Glover is a commander in the U.S. Navy. He was born in Pomona, California. He is an F/A-18 pilot and graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.


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  • NASA astronauts work aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon (iss064e004754)

    Glover and his crewmates inside the SpaceX Crew-1 capsule during its approach to the ISS

  • Victor J Glover USN

    LCDR Glover, 2013

  • Victor Glover in Node 1

    Glover in Node 1 on board the International Space Station

  • ISS-64 Glover works on port-side truss structure 4

    Glover conducting EVA during ISS Expedition 64

  • Victor Glover works on US spacesuit maintenance inside the Quest airlock 02

    Victor reading blueprint information on an iPad inside the Quest Airlock, in prep for his spacewalk

  • Expedition 64 crew members pose together inside the Destiny lab

    Glover and his crewmates in the US lab

  • ISS-64 Glover gives thumbs up

    A smiling Glover poses next to a hatch in Node 1

  • ISS-64 Noguchi, Glover and Hopkins pose for portrait

    Soichi, Victor and Mike in the Japanese Experiment Module

  • ISS-64 Victor Glover inside the Cupola (1)

    In the cupola

  • ISS-64 Glover holiday season portrait

    Christmas celebration

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