 His technical assignments included lead astronaut for the NASA T-38 program, Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) test crewmember, Expedition 9 crew support astronaut, CAPCOM, and lead astronaut for SLS.On February 8, 2010 Virts launched on his first spaceflight as the pilot of STS-130 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, carrying the Node3 module as well as the cupola on the final assembly flight of the International Space Station.Endeavour landed on February 22, 2010.