Meet the Astronaut
university wide event
Friday, February 27
12:30PM - 1:30PM
McCarthy Center Forum
Framingham State University
Bob Hines has served as a mission specialist on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, having logged a total of 170 days in space during Expedition 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station.
Hines completed his first spaceflight as a mission specialist on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, having logged a total of 170 days in space over his two increments, Expedition 67 and 68.
Following his spaceflight, Hines became the Lead for the Commercial Crew Program’s Joint Test Team and the Assistant to the Chief for Commercial Crew. In these roles, Hines is the Technical Authority leading astronaut development and testing of Boeing CST-100 Starliner, the SpaceX Crew Dragon, and any future human-rated spacecraft under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. This includes integration, design and testing with the International Space Station and testing in support of NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP). He also continues to support the Artemis program in various capacities such as conducting Manual Piloting tests on Orion and Lunar Payload Development. Read more.