The 2025 class of astronaut candidates was just unveiled at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Out of 8,000 applicants, only 10 made the final cut, and they certainly have their work cut out for them. This new crew will need to undergo a few years of training before they can officially shoot for the stars.Looking at their backgrounds, we know there's a lot of test pilots in those ranks. We have a geologist. We have an anesthesiologist.So, over the next two years, they will take classes in geology, in land ...

Space Exploration & Diversity - NASA's next astronaut class has more women than men, marking a historical shift in the agency's 60+ year history [1]

RT Gwynne Shotwell (@Gwynne_Shotwell)Congratulations to all of the new @NASA astronaut candidates!! I'm excited for all of you to explore the cosmos on the way to making life multiplanetary!And a special shout-out to Anna and Yuri - we are beyond proud of our SpaceX family!! ...

Well, moments ago, NASA introduced its 2025 astronaut class. 10 candidates selected from a group of more than 8,000 applicants. Now, they will undergo nearly two years of training before they're sent off on missions to Mars as well as the moon.NBC News correspondent Marissa Para joins me with more. Marissa, this is so exciting. I mean, tell us about who these newly minted astronauts are.>> Well, I can tell you more than half of them are women, Morgan. Um but these are extremely qualified candidates obviousl ...

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Was three weeks ago that the future of NASA roared off a SpaceX launchpad in Texas. A nearperfect test flight for Starship, the biggest rocket ever built to one day carry astronauts to a moon landing and maybe someday Mars. Today, NASA will introduce its newest astronaut class, those who could one day be chosen for those future missions.And NASA is making a big publicity push. They will become masters of mechanics, learn new languages, space medicine, and learn critical survival skills for the harsh environ ...

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