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NASA's New Astronaut Class Has More Women Than Men For First Time In History

NASA has selected its next round of astronaut candidates, or ASCANs, from a pool of 8,000 candidates. The final selection of ...

NASA’s new astronaut class includes SpaceX veterans Anna Menon and Yuri Kubo

NASA unveiled its 2025 astronaut class this week, and two familiar names popped out: Anna Menon and Yuri Kubo. Both spent ...

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.
Gators Wire

NASA debuts Artemis control room for astronaut lunar missions. When is the rocket launch?

NASA has unveiled a new facility in Houston integral to its upcoming Artemis lunar missions launching (with astronauts) from ...
IndiaWest

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 ...
CW39 Houston

NASA’s 2025 new astronaut class introduced at Johnson Space Center

NASA will announce the 2025 astronaut class today, selected from a pool of 8,000 applicants, and will begin a two-year ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New Book Explains the Delay in Hiring Women as Astronauts

Find out how NASA’s astronaut selection process has evolved.
People's Daily Online

Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete fourth round of extravehicular activities

Shenzhou-20 astronauts Wang Jie (L) and Chen Zhongrui working inside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew ...