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Michael S. Hopkins

Michael S. Hopkins

  • Status: Active
  • In Space: No
  • Date of Birth: 12/28/1968
  • First Flight: 09/25/2013
  • Last Flight: 11/16/2020

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Michael S. Hopkins, a American astronaut affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 5 spacewalks during his/her career as an astronaut.

Michael Scott Hopkins (born December 28, 1968) is a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, and a current NASA astronaut. Hopkins was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20. He made his first spaceflight as a Flight Engineer on Soyuz TMA-10M/Expedition 37/Expedition 38, from September 2013 until March 2014. He was the first member of his astronaut class to fly in space. As well as being the first member of his class to fly in space, he is set to become the first member of his class to return to space in 2019 as Commander of the first operational SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station.

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