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Astronauts - NASA
Feb 14, 2026 · Astronauts The term “astronaut” derives from the Greek words meaning “star sailor,” and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond. The term “...
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Humans In Space - NASA
May 21, 2025 · Astronauts Astronauts train for a variety of missions, including performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and pre...
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Astronaut Requirements - NASA
Mar 4, 2020 · NASA’s astronauts currently work as scientists on the International Space Station—a laboratory that orbits Earth approximately 240 miles above the planet’s surface. Astronauts on the station conduct scie...
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Active Astronauts - NASA
Jan 21, 2026 · Current Astronauts Nichole Ayers Nichole Ayers was selected by NASA to join the 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in January 2022.
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Astronaut Fact Book - NASA
Nov 12, 2024 · The NASA Astronaut Fact Book provides information on the 360 explorers who have been selected as astronauts since NASA's first class in 1959.
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Former Astronauts - NASA
While astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, descended in the Lunar Module (LM) “Eagle” to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon, astronaut Michael Collins, c...
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International Space Station - NASA
Mar 5, 2026 · NASA astronauts often spend extended periods of time aboard the International Space Station. NASA tracks and publishes the single spaceflight record holders (the most days spent in space on a single miss...
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NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates
Sep 22, 2025 · After graduation, the 2025 class will join the agency’s active astronaut corps. Active astronauts are conducting science research aboard the space station while preparing for the transition to commercia...
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Astronauts News - NASA
Read More Astronauts News Release and Articles Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts. Selected in 2025, the astronaut candidates…
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Astronaut Selection Program - NASA
Sep 22, 2025 · After stringent screening, NASA announced its selection of seven men, all pilots, as the first American astronauts. NASA has selected 23 more groups of astronauts since the “Original Seven.” The backgro...