Salim Ismail
Chairman, OpenExO | Bestselling Author of Exponential Organizations & ExO 2.0 | Co-Host, Moonshots Podcast | XPRIZE Board Member | Former VP, Yahoo
Victor Glover
NASA Astronaut & Pilot of the Artemis II Moon Mission | U.S. Navy Captain & Test Pilot | SpaceX Crew-1 Pilot | First Person of Color to Travel to the Moon
Captain Victor Glover is one of the most accomplished astronauts of the modern space era. A U.S. Navy test pilot, SpaceX Crew-1 pilot, and pilot of NASA's historic Artemis II mission, he became the first person of color to travel to the vicinity of the Moon. On stage, he turns the lessons of spaceflight, leadership, teamwork, and resilience under extreme pressure, into wisdom any audience can use.
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Victor Glover biography
Captain Victor Glover is one of the most accomplished astronauts of the modern space era, a U.S. Navy test pilot who has flown to the International Space Station and, in 2026, piloted humanity’s return to the Moon. As pilot of NASA’s historic Artemis II mission, he became the first person of color to travel beyond low Earth orbit and journey to the vicinity of the Moon, and one of the few humans ever to travel farther from Earth than anyone in more than half a century.
Science speaker Victor Glover served as pilot of Artemis II, which launched in April 2026 and carried its four-person crew on a roughly ten-day flight around the Moon and safely home, the first crewed lunar mission in over fifty years. Earlier, in 2020, he piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, where he spent 167 days, conducted four spacewalks, and became the first Black American astronaut to live aboard the station for a long-duration mission. Few people alive have contributed to as many milestones at the frontier of human spaceflight.
From Navy Test Pilot to the Moon
The son of two hardworking parents and the first in his family to graduate from college, Glover earned an engineering degree from California Polytechnic State University before becoming an F/A-18 fighter pilot, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, and, eventually, one of just eight astronauts selected by NASA in 2013, chosen while he was serving as a Legislative Fellow in the United States Senate. Holding the rank of Captain in the U.S. Navy and three master’s degrees, he has built a career defined by disciplined excellence, teamwork under extraordinary pressure, and a deep commitment to mentoring the next generation of scientists and engineers. His journey from Pomona, California, to the far side of the Moon is a powerful, living illustration of what focus and perseverance can achieve.
As a speaker, Victor Glover brings audiences inside the most demanding and inspiring environment imaginable, translating the lessons of spaceflight into wisdom any organization can use. He speaks on leadership, teamwork, and trust in high-stakes environments, resilience and performing under extreme pressure, the story of returning humanity to the Moon, and the power of STEM, education, and perseverance to change a life. Audiences leave genuinely inspired, and equipped with hard-won lessons in excellence from one of the great explorers of our time.
Victor Glover Speaking Videos
Meet Artemis II Astronaut Victor Glover
Two Astronauts and America's Next Moonshot | Bernard Harris, Jr. & Victor Glover, Jr. | TEDxBoston
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Glover takes audiences inside humanity's historic return to the Moon, the first crewed lunar mission in over half a century, told by the pilot who flew it. From launch atop one of the most powerful rockets ever built to the view of Earth from deep space and a safe splashdown home, he shares an awe-inspiring firsthand account, and the teamwork, preparation, and trust that made it possible.
In spaceflight, there is no margin for error and no substitute for trust. Drawing on his missions to orbit and the Moon, Glover shares how elite teams prepare, communicate, and perform when lives depend on it, how they build trust, manage risk, make decisions under pressure, and rely on one another completely. These are lessons that translate directly to any high-performing organization.
The path to space demands years of preparation, repeated setbacks, and relentless attention to detail. Glover shares how astronauts train their minds and bodies to stay calm, focused, and effective in the most extreme conditions imaginable, and how anyone can build the resilience, discipline, and composure to perform at their best when it matters most.
The first in his family to finish college, Glover's path from Pomona to the Moon is a testament to education, mentorship, and perseverance. A passionate advocate for STEM, he inspires students and professionals alike with the belief that ambitious dreams are achievable through hard work and support, and challenges audiences to invest in the next generation of explorers and innovators.
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Why Victor Glover?
Booking Captain Victor Glover brings audiences a genuine hero of modern exploration, a NASA astronaut who has flown to the space station and piloted humanity's return to the Moon. His story is not only thrilling but deeply instructive: the discipline, teamwork, resilience, and leadership that make spaceflight possible are exactly the qualities every high-performing organization strives for. Warm, humble, and genuinely inspiring, he connects the extraordinary experience of leaving Earth to practical lessons audiences can apply in their own work and lives. As a history-making explorer and a passionate advocate for education, he is an ideal speaker for events on leadership, teamwork, innovation, resilience, and STEM. To bring Victor Glover to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Victor Glover?
Victor Glover is a NASA astronaut and a Captain in the U.S. Navy. A former F/A-18 pilot and test pilot selected by NASA in 2013, he piloted the first operational SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station in 2020, becoming the first Black American astronaut to live aboard the station long-term, and served as pilot of the Artemis II mission, which flew around the Moon in April 2026. On that mission he became the first person of color to travel beyond low Earth orbit and to the vicinity of the Moon. He holds an engineering degree and three master's degrees.
What was the Artemis II mission?
Artemis II was NASA's first crewed mission of the Artemis program and the first time humans traveled to the Moon in more than fifty years. Launched in April 2026 atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket, the roughly ten-day mission carried a four-person crew, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, on a flyby around the Moon and safely back to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. The crew traveled farther from Earth than any humans before them, and the mission marked a crucial step toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface.
What topics does astronaut speaker Victor Glover cover?
Victor Glover speaks on leadership, teamwork, and trust in high-stakes environments, resilience and performing under extreme pressure, the story of the Artemis II mission to the Moon, and the power of STEM, education, and perseverance. His keynotes suit events on leadership, teamwork, innovation, resilience, and STEM education. To book Victor Glover as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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