Retired NASA Astronaut & Space Force Officer; Commander of "SpaceX Crew-1"; First Guardian Astronaut; Veteran Test Pilot

Houston, TX, USA
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Michael S. Hopkins Biography

Colonel Michael S. Hopkins is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Space Force officer whose career spans military service and human spaceflight. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force, Hopkins was assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base, where he worked on advanced space system technologies. He completed flight test engineering at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base and served with the 418 Flight Test Squadron, testing multiple aircraft. Hopkins later worked at the United States Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office at the Pentagon as a project engineer and program manager, and was selected as a special assistant to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before beginning astronaut training. Prior to his transfer to the Space Force, he served more than 27 years in the Air Force.

Hopkins was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 20 and graduated from Astronaut Candidate Training, which included scientific and technical briefings, instruction in International Space Station systems, spacewalks, robotics, physiological training, T-38 flight training, and survival training. He made his first spaceflight as a flight engineer on Soyuz TMA-10M for Expedition 37/38, becoming the first member of his astronaut class to fly in space. During that mission, Hopkins conducted two spacewalks totaling nearly 13 hours to replace a degraded pump module, and with his crew completed 2,656 orbits of Earth, traveling more than 70 million miles.

Hopkins returned to space as commander of the "SpaceX Crew-1" mission aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft Resilience. This mission marked the first post-certification flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon and his second long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. Hopkins and his crew spent 168 days in space, breaking the American crewed spacecraft mission duration record set by the final Skylab crew, and achieved the first night splashdown of a U.S. spacecraft since Apollo 8. Across his two flights, Hopkins spent 333 days in space and conducted five spacewalks totaling more than 32 hours outside the International Space Station.

Hopkins is the first astronaut to transfer to the U.S. Space Force, participating in a transfer ceremony on the International Space Station, making him the first Guardian astronaut. He retired after a 30-year military career with the Air Force and Space Force. Throughout his career, Hopkins earned honors including recognition as a Distinguished Graduate and top flight test engineer at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, as well as military decorations such as the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Aerial Achievement Medal, two Air Force Commendation Medals, and three Air Force Achievement Medals. He was also awarded the AE Distinguished Alumnus Award from Aerospace Engineering at Illinois. Hopkins' career, from test pilot to space station commander to the first officer of the Space Force, provides insight into leadership, innovation, and American space exploration.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/09/2026.

Michael S. Hopkins Videos

Meet Mike Hopkins, Crew-1 Commander

Meet Mike Hopkins, Crew-1 Commander

"My family means everything to me. It is the most important part of my life." Born in Lebanon, Missouri, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins has spent...

Mike Hopkins Talks Living & Working in Space at Goddard Space Flight Center

Mike Hopkins Talks Living & Working in Space at Goddard Space Flight Center

On Thursday, June 12, NASA Astronaut Michael S. Hopkins, Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, shared his spaceflight experience of living and working in...

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