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Trailblazing women in space quiz: Can you name the first five female astronauts in space?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This quiz tests your knowledge of which female astronauts broke barriers and reached for the stars.

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NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore.

Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years

By Mike Wall published

Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore spent a total of 464 days off Earth during his three spaceflights.

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SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour is shown docked to the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2025. The spacecraft arrived that day on the Crew-11 astronaut mission for NASA.

SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts arrive at the International Space Station (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission arrived at the International Space Station early Saturday morning (Aug. 2), less than 15 hours after lifting off.

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SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates

By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX launches Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA on milestone Crew Dragon flight (video)

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX launched the Crew-11 on Aug. 1, sending four astronauts to the International Space Station on the record-breaking sixth flight of its Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.

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SpaceX, NASA scrub Crew-11 astronaut launch due to weather (video)

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Crew-11 astronaut mission for NASA just a minute before liftoff today (July 31) after clouds intruded.

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SpaceX, NASA say Crew-11 astronaut mission is 'go' for launch to ISS on July 31

By Brett Tingley published

Mission managers with NASA and SpaceX polled 'go' to proceed with a launch attempt of the Crew-11 astronaut mission to the ISS on Thursday (July 31).

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NASA astronaut and biologist Kate Rubins successfully sequenced DNA in the microgravity of the International Space Station using a small device called MinION.

Kate Rubins, 1st astronaut to sequence DNA in space, leaves NASA

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA astronaut Kathleen “Kate” Rubins has retired from the space agency after 16 years, two missions on the International Space Station, four spacewalks and 300 days in space.

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Meet the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts launching to the ISS

By Brett Tingley published

Crew-11 will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 31 atop a Falcon 9 rocket, if all goes to plan.

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SpaceX Dragon carrying 4 astronauts zooms back to Earth | Space photo of the day for July 25, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The spacecraft streaks through the darkness of space to reenter Earth's atmosphere.

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