SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon returned to Earth today!

Crew-1 Dragon (L-R): Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi

The crew of SpaceX Dragon Resilience splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico this morning just before 3am May 2, 2021.  The returning astronauts are Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi.  Launched November 15, 2020, they spent 168 days in space, all but one of those days on the International Space Station.  They completed 2688 orbits of Earth and traveled 71,242,199 statute miles.   

Happy birthday, astronaut Victor Glover!

Victor Glover, born April 30, 1976 in Pomona, California, is currently aboard the International Space Station.  He went into space aboard SpaceX Crew-1, launched in November 2020.  He has participated in Expedition 61 and is now involved with Expedition 62.  He is scheduled to return to Earth Sunday, May 2, 2021. 

Happy birthday, astronaut Michael Hopkins!

Michael Hopkins, born December 28, 1968 in Lebanon, Missouri, has been in space twice.  

His first flight was aboard Soyuz TMA-10M in September 2013 to the International Space Station.  He participated in Expeditions 37 and 38.  He remained on board for over 166 days and returned to Earth in March 2014.

His second and current trip started in November 2020 aboard SpaceX Crew-1 as commander to the International Space Station.  He is participating in Expedition 64 and will participate in Expedition 65 before returning to Earth in May 2021.