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NASA has selected an Air Force test pilot, Maj. Ross Elder, to lead a four-person crew in a year-long Mars simulation inside a habitat at Johnson Space Center, aiming to gather data for future human missions to Mars and beyond.
NASA is launching Crew 11 to the ISS aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour, including crew members who were previously bumped due to issues with Boeing's Starliner, marking a record sixth flight for Endeavour and highlighting ongoing plans to extend crew missions and reduce costs.
A University of North Carolina graduate, Zena Cardman, has been named commander for a SpaceX mission to the International Space Station, set to launch between late July and early August with a crew including NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos astronauts.
Four astronauts, including retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and representatives from India, Poland, and Hungary, are launching on a private mission to the ISS organized by Axiom Space and SpaceX, marking the first time astronauts from these countries will live and work on the station. The mission, Ax-4, will last about two weeks and include scientific experiments, with a launch delayed by weather but now scheduled for Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center.
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft's next flight has been delayed from late 2025 to early 2026 due to ongoing technical issues, with uncertainty about whether it will carry crew members. The spacecraft's first crewed docking with the ISS occurred a year ago, but subsequent problems, including helium leaks and propulsion anomalies, have delayed further missions. NASA and Boeing are conducting extensive testing and evaluations to certify the spacecraft for crewed flights, while crew assignments for upcoming missions remain uncertain amid ongoing evaluations and reassignments.