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Astronaut Victor Glover Returns to Cal Poly After Historic Moon Mission

15 June 2026 05:40

NASA astronaut and Cal Poly alumnus Victor Glover returns to campus on June 15, 2026, for a sold-out speech at the Performing Arts Center. - Glover piloted the Artemis II mission, a 10-day journey around the moon in April 2026.

- He earned a general engineering degree from Cal Poly in 1999 and later served as a Navy test pilot. - In 2025, Cal Poly awarded him an honorary doctorate; his wife and daughter are also Cal Poly graduates.

- The event will be broadcast live online for those without tickets.

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