On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission.

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Experienced astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2024 thinking it was a routine eight-day stay.

Wilmore and fellow NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5, 2024, on the first-ever crewed mission of Boeing's new Starliner capsule.

Nine months in space isn't a record by any means, but it's long enough that Williams and Wilmore likely saw some changes to their bodies during their time on the ISS. As with any astronaut ...