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For the first time ever, a brotha is doing a long term stay (6 months) in space
For the first time ever, a brotha is doing a long term stay (6 months) in space
Victor Glover (NASA)
NASA astronaut Victor Glover is seen during a NASA event where it was announced that he, and NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins are assigned to the first mission to the International Space Station onboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. (Image credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA)
Glover, who is also a commander in the U.S. Navy, was selected as an astronaut in 2013. One of the most memorable parts of his selection process he spoke about was composing a limerick, which he used to joke about medical procedures that astronauts must undergo for spaceflight. (Sample lines: "This is all dizzying to me / Because I gave so much blood and pee.")
Crew-1 will be Glover's first spaceflight, but he is a highly experienced pilot. NASA says he has accumulated more than 3,000 flight hours in 40 aircraft. He also has landed on carrier ships 400 times and participated in 24 combat missions. Glover's experience includes serving as a test pilot and just before being selected by NASA, he was a legislative fellow in the U.S. Senate.
Earlier this year, Glover — who is Black — spoke out on social media about the need not to "stick to space" when speaking about racial injustice. "Remember who is doing space. People are," he wrote on June 6. As we address extreme weather and pandemic disease, we will understand and overcome racism and bigotry so we can safely and together do space. Thanks for asking."
