NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps
The next generation of astronaut candidates could help write history while inspiring future scientists, engineers, and explorers.” Since the 1960s, NASA has selected 370 people to train as astronaut candidates for its increasingly challenging missions.
Key points
- Applications are now open for the agency’s next class of astronauts, who will join NASA as America returns to the Moon, builds the Moon Base, and lays the groundwork for the first crewed missions to Mars.
- The agency has 32 astronauts active in the astronaut corps, and selected applicants will join their ranks to study spacewalking, lunar geology, operations of high-performance aircraft, and more.
- NASA’s astronaut corps has always called on remarkable Americans willing to take on extraordinary challenges in service to the nation.
If you are ready to join that tradition, come help write the next chapter of humanity’s greatest adventure.” NASA expects to make its final selection in late 2027 to begin training as the next class of astronaut candidates.
Additional details
- Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas NASA is looking for the explorers who will help write the next chapter of human spaceflight.
- The next generation of astronauts will train to operate on the lunar surface, live and work beyond Earth, and take on missions that will push the boundaries of human exploration farther than ever before.
- “For those who apply, becoming a NASA astronaut is more than a career opportunity,” said Scott Tingle, chief astronaut and chair of the Astronaut Selection Board at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
- “It is a chance to join a legacy of explorers who have pushed the boundaries of discovery and play a role in the missions that will shape humanity’s future in space.
- Astronaut candidates must pass NASA’s long-duration astronaut flight physical and demonstrate strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.
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