Michael Hopkins (born 1968), NASA astronaut and engineer. Hopkins was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2009. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering. Hopkins was a member of Expeditions 37 and 38 to the International Space Station (ISS). He was selected to be a commander on the SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon mission. It launched on 15th November 2020 to the ISS. It was the first operational crewed flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the first NASA-certified manned spacecraft launch from US soil since the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011.