Victor J. Glover

Victor J. Glover Josh Valcarcel, Public domain

American astronaut

Victor Jerome Glover Jr. is a United States Navy captain, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. 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. Glover served as a flight engineer on Expedition 64 and became the first Black American astronaut to live aboard the ISS. In April 2026, Glover piloted the Artemis II lunar flyby mission, during which he became the first person of color to fly beyond low Earth orbit and to travel to the vicinity of the Moon, and one of the four humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth.

Also known as...Victor Glover and Victor Jerome Glover
Artemis II crew town hall

Artemis II crew town hall Artemis II astronauts shared stories of their historic moon mission, including technical glitches and the thrill of splashdown, during a live town hall.