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To date, NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates to fly on its increasingly challenging missions to explore space. More are needed to see the space station into its third decade of science in low-Earth orbit and propel exploration forward as part of the Artemis missions and beyond.
Become An Astronaut. NASA astronauts have been traveling to space for more than six decades and living there continuously since 2000. Now, NASA’s Artemis program is preparing to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon.
The Astronaut Candidate Program requires either 3 years of professional related experience or have at least 1,000 hours of Pilot-In-Command time. A minimum of 850 hours must be in a high-performance jet aircraft.
The NASA Astronaut Corps is a unit of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and international space missions. It is based at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
NASA posted a new job listing for selecting future astronauts, but applicants need to meet specific qualifications before they get the job.
With the addition of the new class, NASA has selected 360 men and women to train as astronauts in its more than 60-year history. "We've made many giant leaps throughout the last 60 years ...
NASA is targeting 2022 to test its powerful Space Launch System with astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft. Launching again from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Artemis 2 will fly a different path than the first test flight, and will take a crew around the Moon for the first time in fifty years.
In order to become a NASA astronaut, someone needs to be a U.S. citizen and must earn a master's degree in biological science, physical science, computer science, engineering or math.
But before that, NASA’s Artemis program will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. The Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will carry humans farther into space than they have gone before—for missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars.
NASA is currently accepting applications for its Astronaut Selection Program. Airmen and Guardians interested in applying for NASA Astronaut must provide a career field notification NLT 2 Apr 24 and submit a NASA application as outlined in PSDM 24-21.