Glover

Victor Jerome

USA

International order nº: 578

US astr. nº: 359

Personal data:

Birth date:	30 Apr 1976
Birthplace:	Pomona / California
Marital status:	Married
Children:	four
Grade / Fonction:
Selection date:	17 Jun 2013
Selection group:	NASA-21
Job:	PLT
Status:	active

Spaceflights:

No	Launch Spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	Dragon Crew-1	16 Nov 2020 00:27:17 UTC	PLT/FE - ISS Exp.64/65	Dragon Crew-1	02 May 2021 06:56:43 UTC	167d 06h 29m 26s
Total duration:						167d 06h 29m 26s

EVA′s:

Date of beginning	Time of beginning	Duration	Crew & Remarks
27 Jan 2021	UT	6h 56m	Glover and M. Hopkins; mission ISS-64 This spacewalk focused on completing cable and antenna rigging for the "Bartolomeo" science payloads platform outside the ESA (European Space Agency) Columbus module. The duo also configured a Ka-band terminal, known as COL-Ka, that will enable an independent, high-bandwidth communication link to European ground stations. Bartolomeo is partially operational and in a safe configuration following the connection of four of six cables to the science platform, and the final two cables that could not be connected will be attended to on a future spacewalk. After completing the upgrades on the Columbus module, the astronauts removed a grapple fixture bracket on the far port (left) truss in preparation for future power system upgrades. Victor Glover also worked to replace a suspected broken pin inside the station's airlock as a "get ahead" task, but teams determined that a replacement pin was not needed after an inspection confirmed the current pin to be functioning properly.
01 Feb 2021	UT	5h 20m	Glover and M.Hopkins; mission ISS-64 This spacewalk addressed a variety of tasks, including installation of a final lithium-ion battery adapter plate on the port 4 (P4) truss that wrapped up battery replacement work begun in January 2017. They replaced an external camera on the starboard truss, installed a new high-definition camera on the Destiny laboratory, and replaced components for the Japanese robotic arm′s camera system outside the Kibo module.
28 Feb 2021	UT	7h 04m	Glover and K.Rubins; mission ISS-64 They began assembling and installing modification kits required for upcoming solar array upgrades.
13 Mar 2021	UT	6h 47m	Glover and M.Hopkins; mission ISS-64 They vent and relocated ammonia jumper cables, installed a structural "stiffener" on the airlock thermal cover, and completed the connection of payload cables on the new Bartolomeo platform on the Columbus module. Other tasks included the replacement of a wireless communications antenna on the Unity module.
Total:		26h 07m	EVAs: 4

Additional information:

Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, hails from Pomona, Calif., and Prosper, Texas. He is an F/A-18 pilot and graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards, Calif. Glover holds degrees from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Air University and the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. He currently is serving as a Navy Legislative Fellow in the U.S. Congress.
In August 2018 Glover was assigned to fly on the first operational flight, and the second crewed flight overall, of SpaceX′s Crew Dragon to the International Space Station as part of NASA′s Commercial Crew Development Program. As part of that mission, he will be a crew member on ISS Expeditions 64 & 65, making him the first African-American crew member on ISS.
He is married to Dionna Odom Glover and they have four children.

Astrophilately covers:

Dragon CR-1 launch. Credit: #411

Ref.: #16, #98, #411 - update: 16.05.21

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