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Victor Glover

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California native Victor Glover will serve as Artemis 2 pilot and will become the first person of color to travel beyond Earth orbit. Artemis 2 will be Glover’s second stint in space, his first being a trek to the ISS during the SpaceX Crew-1 mission in November 2020.

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