Military Photo: Air Force Major Pilots NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission

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Posted: 03/17/2025

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft piloted by astronaut and U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole “Vapor” Ayers, from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., March 14, 2025, at 7:03 p.m. EDT. Ayers has flown missions across the globe, including more than 200 combat hours in Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria and more than 1,400 flight hours in the T-38 Talon and F-22 Raptor. Previously stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Ayers served as the 3rd Wing, 90th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations before receiving the call to join NASA in 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of NASA by Aubrey Gemignani)

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