NASA Astronaut Michael S. Hopkins

Michael “Mike” S. Hopkins was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2009 and most recently served as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the Interational Space Station as part of Expedition 64 and 65. He currently supports International Space Station operations at Johnson Space Center.

Quick Facts

In 2020, while serving aboard the International Space Station as Flight Engineer for Expedition 64, Hopkins voluntarily transferred from the United States Air Force to the United States Space Force.

Hopkins participated in five spacewalks and spent a total of 168 days in space. His crew broke the American crewed spacecraft mission duration record set by the final Skylab crew in 1974 as well as having the first night splashdown of a U.S. spacecraft since Apollo 8 in 1968.

Hopkins holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford University.

(12 December 2013) Partial view of Mike Hopkins, Expedition 38 Flight Engineer (FE),during the start of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 25. Reflection of crewmember appears in Hopkins’ helmet visor. Crewmembers will be changing out a faulty water pump. (Credit: NASA)

(8 September 2017) Official portrait of NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins in a training version of the U.S. spacesuit, also known as an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU). (Credit: NASA)

(9 November 2012) NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Expedition 37/38 flight engineer, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center. (Credit: NASA)

(14 October 2013) European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano (center) along with NASA astronauts Karen Nyberg and Michael Hopkins, all Expedition 37 flight engineers, pose for a photo in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

(28 January 2021) NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins collects leaf samples from plants growing inside the European Columbus laboratory. Space agriculture is key to the success and sustainability of future human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. (Credit: NASA)

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NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins is seen during a NASA event where it was announced that he, and NASA astronaut Victor Glover are assigned to the first mission to the International Space Station onboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon

(3 August 2018) NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins is seen during a NASA event where it was announced that he, and NASA astronaut Victor Glover 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, Texas. Astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon were announced during the event. (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)