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Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts

American astronauts whose cited biography is centred on long stays aboard the International Space Station and on flights in the commercial crew vehicles and the Artemis program that followed the Shuttle. A person belongs here when the cited article names the International Space Station, Crew Dragon, Starliner or Artemis as their program. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.

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Christina Koch - Wikipedia
Has Member: Christina Koch, Lead sentence
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On her mission to the International Space Station in 2019-20 she was part of the first all‑female spacewalk and set the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman.
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Sunita Williams - Wikipedia
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Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72.
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Wikipedia: Peggy Whitson
Has Member: Peggy Whitson, Lead sentence
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Her first NASA space mission was in 2002: an extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as a crew member of Expedition 5.
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Victor Glover - Wikipedia
Has Member: Victor Glover, Lead sentence
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A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in 2020, he piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.
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Jasmin Moghbeli - Wikipedia
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Moghbeli was a mission commander for SpaceX Crew-7 and a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station for Expedition 69/70.
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Jessica Watkins - Wikipedia
Has Member: Jessica Watkins, Lead sentence
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Watkins was announced as the first Black woman to serve on the International Space Station for a long-term mission in April 2022.
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Kayla Barron - Wikipedia
Has Member: Kayla Barron, Lead sentence
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She took part in her first spaceflight, SpaceX Crew-3, as part of the crew of Expedition 66/67, which launched to the International Space Station on November 10, 2021.
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Nick Hague - Wikipedia
Has Member: Nick Hague, Lead sentence
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His second mission, Soyuz MS-12, successfully launched on 14 March 2019, where he joined Expedition 59/60 aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as a flight engineer.
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Matthew Dominick - Wikipedia
Has Member: Matthew Dominick, Lead sentence
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He was on the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Crew-8 mission from March to October 2024.
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Nicole Mann (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Nicole Mann, Lead sentence
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Mann completed astronaut training in 2015 and was assigned in August 2018 to Boe-CFT, the first crewed test flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner, but subsequently reassigned to the SpaceX Crew-5, becoming the first female commander of a NASA Commercial Crew Program launch.
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Frank Rubio (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Frank Rubio, Lead sentence
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In June 2026, he was announced as a mission specialist on Artemis III.
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Wikipedia: Anne McClain
Has Member: Anne McClain, Lead sentence
Quote, Has Member: Anne McClain, Lead sentence
She was a flight engineer for Expedition 57/58/59 and Expedition 72/73 to the International Space Station.
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Wikipedia: Kathleen Rubins
  • Has Member: Kathleen Rubins, Lead sentence
    She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7, 2016.
  • Has Member: Kate Rubins, Lead sentence
    She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7, 2016.
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Wikipedia: Patricia Robertson
Has Member: Patricia Robertson, Lead sentence
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She died in a plane crash prior to being assigned to a crew to fly to the International Space Station.
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Joseph M. Acaba (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Joseph M. Acaba, Lead sentence
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He completed his training on February 10, 2006, and was assigned to STS-119, which flew from March 15 to 28, 2009, to deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station.
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Jessica Meir - Wikipedia
Has Member: Jessica Meir, Article text: program or flight
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Meir launched on September 25, 2019, to the ISS onboard Soyuz MS-15, where she served as a flight engineer during Expedition 61 and 62.
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Jeanette Epps - Wikipedia
Has Member: Jeanette Epps, Article text: program or flight
Quote, Has Member: Jeanette Epps, Article text: program or flight
On August 25, 2020, NASA announced that Epps would join Starliner-1, the first operational mission of Boeing's Starliner to the ISS, which was delayed from its scheduled launch in the summer of 2021.
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Zena Cardman - Wikipedia
Has Member: Zena Cardman, Article text: program or flight
Quote, Has Member: Zena Cardman, Article text: program or flight
On January 31, 2024, NASA announced that Cardman would fly as commander of the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station.
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Serena Auñón-Chancellor (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Article text: program or flight
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She visited the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 56/57.
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