| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Sat, Oct 21, 2023 | 39A | Astronaut Cooper, informally | Kelly Morenus | Shortz |
| Thu, Apr 15, 2021 | 47A | Astronaut Cooper as portrayed in "The Right Stuff" | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer | Shortz |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2020 | 29D | Fat: Sp. | Wyna Liu and Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
| Sun, Mar 01, 2015 | 13A | 1958 space monkey | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
| Sat, Jan 26, 2013 | 1D | Monkey launched into space in 1958 | Raymond C. Young | Shortz |
| Tue, Aug 07, 2012 | 1D | Astronaut Cooper, informally | Mike Buckley | Shortz |
| Thu, Dec 17, 2009 | 45A | Mercury and Gemini astronaut, informally | Francis Heaney and Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |