Space · astronaut
Michael S. Hopkins
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
333 d 12 h
Spacewalks
5
32 h 1 m outside
Flights
2
2 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
28 Dec 1968First flight
25 Sept 2013Most recent flight
16 Nov 2020Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
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.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-1 | 16 Nov 2020 |
| 01 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-10M | 25 Sept 2013 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026