University of California, Santa Cruz

REGISTER TO ATTEND AND SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION FOR THE ASTRONAUTS HERE (hyperlink to registration)

On Thursday, May 26, UC Santa Cruz welcomes two distinguished NASA astronauts to share highlights from their history-making 168-day mission aboard the International Space Station.  NASA Astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover flew to space on a brand new spacecraft bound for the International Space Station, as Commander and Pilot of Crew-1, respectively.  The pair launched with their crewmates on November 15, 2020 on the SpaceX Dragon, which was the first operational crewed flight of the newly certified spacecraft. Crew-1 was comprised of Hopkins, Glover and two mission specialists, who spent nearly six months living and working in space aboard the orbiting laboratory as part of Expedition 64.  SpaceX Crew-1 returned to Earth on May 2, 2021, executing the first nighttime splashdown for NASA astronauts since Apollo 8 in 1968.  Their 168-day mission set the record for the longest space flight for a vehicle with U.S. crew.

Hopkins and Glover are both visiting the campus May 26-27.  Both astronauts are former student-athletes themselves, having both played football.  There is an opportunity for the local community and our entire student body to attend a talk led by them Thursday May 26th, from 10:00 to 11:30 am at the Stevenson Event Center.  This talk will include a presentation about their experiences in space and a Q&A using pre-submitted audience questions from the registration page.
Questions related to the event and attending at Stevenson Event Center can be submitted here.

 

Victor J. Glover, Jr. (Captain, U.S. Navy) NASA Astronaut - Glover, Victor J. (PDF 337 KB)	Michael S. Hopkins (Colonel, U.S. Space Force) NASA Astronaut -     Hopkins, Michael S. (PDF 341  KB)

 

For complete astronaut bios and info, click on their photos, or for pdf versions of their bios, download from the links above. We look forward to seeing you all in attendance!