NASA introduces 10 new astronaut candidates

The new selection of NASA astronauts will spend two years in training before becoming eligible for flight assignments.

NASA introduces its newest astronauts: 10 chosen from more than 8,000 applicants

NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars. For the first time, there were ...
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NASA’s newest astronauts will have to be willing to wait

Instead, it was Joe Acaba, NASA’s chief astronaut, asking if she was still interested in being an astronaut. “Of course, I said, ‘Absolutely.’” Sign up for First Up: From SpaceNews' Jeff Foust, a ...

NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars

NASA revealed the members of its 2025 astronaut class, the 24th group in the agency's history — some of whom may be among the ...

Women Outnumber Men in NASA’s Newest Astronaut Class

The 10 astronaut candidates, six of them women, will begin two years of training before becoming eligible for missions to low-Earth orbit and perhaps one day to the moon and Mars.

Orbiting Earth before NASA astronaut selection: Polaris Dawn astronaut part of 2025 class

NASA announced the 2025 class of astronauts, and it includes someone who already is a record-breaking astronaut.

Meet NASA’s 10 New Astronaut Candidates Training for the Moon and Mars

NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on September 22, 2025. The 10 candidates, pictured here at NASA’s Johnson ...
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The Menons Make History: Anna Joins NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Class

Adding a unique twist to the story, Anna is married to fellow NASA astronaut Anil Menon, making them one of the rare couples ...

Astronauts on NASA Moon Mission Aim to Make Space Great for All

In a preview of their flight, the crew of Artemis II, three Americans and a Canadian, struck a tone that veered away from the ...

NASA just picked its newest astronauts—only 0.1% made the cut, with salaries topping $150K and a shot at landing on Mars

On Monday, the space agency announced the 10 people chosen for its 2025 astronaut candidate class, selected from over 8,000 ...

NASA astronaut class appears to be first without Black recruits in 40 years

But with that milestone apparently came another: the first astronaut class in 40 years without any Black candidates. The most recent class to not include any Black men or women was group 11 in 1985, ...