May 2022 was an eventful and important month for the future of the International Space Station as well as the Commercial Crew program designed to support it. The astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission returned to Earth aboard Crew Dragon Endurance after handing over operations to the recently arrived Crew-4 members. Also, the Boeing Starliner made its long-awaited first arrival at ISS.
NASA is looking at extending the station program to 2030, while the ISS crewmembers worked their usual experiment and maintenance activities, even as geopolitical tensions intensified on the ground.