Megan McArthur, first woman to pilot SpaceX Crew Dragon, retires after nearly 25‑year NASA career

Megan McArthur, the first woman to pilot SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, has retired after a nearly 25‑year career at NASA. She flew on two spaceflights, logging 213 days in orbit, and held senior leadership positions at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Discovered 2025-08-29T08:32:20.650500-07:00 | 2025-08-29T08:32:20.650500-07:00

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  • She departs after nearly 25 years at NASA, with two spaceflights totaling 213 days in orbit—removing an experienced pilot from the astronaut corps.
  • Her role as the first woman to pilot a Crew Dragon underscores NASA’s operational reliance on commercial crew vehicles and ongoing rotation cadence, as seen in the recent Crew-10 splashdown.
  • McArthur’s retirement joins other high-profile exits, including the recent Barry 'Butch' Wilmore retirement, indicating turnover among veteran astronauts.

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