Glover, Victor J.
1976- · Contribution: 2020-present
Transportation
Spacecraft systems engineering; commercial spaceflight operations
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1976-
- Active since
- 2020-present
- Category
- Transportation
Impact on the world
Glover broke a barrier that had persisted through decades of spaceflight, the first African American to live and work aboard the ISS for a full mission, and is now poised to fly to the Moon.
Sources
- NASA (astronaut biography)
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