Mike a veteran NASA astronaut with one long duration Station mission and 166 days in space to his name. He will serve as Commander of Dragon’s first operational flight to the Station. He is Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and holds a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering.
Mike will be the first person to command the debut operational flight of a U.S. human launch system since Vance Brand on Shuttle Columbia (STS-5) in November 1982.