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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. In September, she began a two-year NASA training ...
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NASA tests bold new astronaut training here on Earth
As NASA sets its sights on the moon and Mars, the agency has taken a significant step forward by selecting 10 new astronauts. This new class of astronauts is a testament to NASA’s commitment to expanding human presence beyond low-Earth orbit. The ...
A NASA committee picks about 120 candidates who endure a week of interviews and mental and physical tests. Then that group is whittled down to 40 to 60, who must ace more interviews, excel in team-building exercises, and pass additional medical tests. These are the fastest of the fast learners. The chosen ones then embark on a two-year training program that encompasses everything from flight ...
NASA is moving forward with a major modernization effort at Johnson Space Center, awarding contracts to seven companies that will help upgrade aging facilities and infrastructure at the Houston campus that has served as the center of America’s human spaceflight program for more than six decades.
A Duke University graduate is an astronaut candidate with NASA. Anna Menon has previously been on a mission with Space X, and now she's in the middle of a two-year training program to prepare her for NASA's mission to the moon. Other WRAL Top Stories “I ...