NASA is sending its first Black and first female astronauts to the moon

NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming launch, marking the first journey to ...

Duke grad is a candidate to become NASA astronaut

Duke University graduate Anna Menon is currently undergoing a two-year NASA training program.

What it’s really like to become a NASA astronaut: 10 surprising facts few people know

NASA astronaut requirements 2026: Becoming a NASA astronaut is a challenging journey. Applicants need specific degrees and experience. Training lasts two years, covering survival, robotics, and flying ...
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Smead Aerospace graduate a NASA astronaut candidate

An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025.
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Savanna, Illinois native among 10 chosen nationwide for NASA astronaut training

Cameron Jones still remembers exactly where he was when NASA called. Jones, who considers Savanna, Illinois, his hometown, was sitting on the floor of his kitchen with his wife and young daughter when ...
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The Artemis II Crew Is Preparing To Return NASA To Deep Space

The U.S. civilian space agency is once again on the threshold of sending astronauts into deep space, this time under the Artemis program, which comprises international partners and a diverse ...
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NASA selects Sammamish's Lauren Edgar as 2025 astronaut candidate

HOUSTON — Lauren Edgar's journey from the Pacific Northwest to a chance at walking on the moon started in the second grade, when she went to a space shuttle launch and it opened her eyes to space ...

A Brown University professor helped Apollo astronauts land on the moon. Now he’s helping Artemis return.

NASA asked James W. Head III to work with the 18 astronauts selected for the first manned mission to orbit the moon since the end of the Apollo program.