NASA Chooses 10 Astronauts To Train For Ambitious Moon & Mars Flight Missions

NASA has officially introduced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class, a group of 10 individuals whittled down from a pool of over 8,000 highly qualified applicants. The group, which includes six women and four men, will hopefully make its mark in future exploration and science missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

The new class, the 24th in NASA's history, reported to the Johnson Space Center in Houston this week to embark on a rigorous two-year training program. Like before, the intensive curriculum is made to transform these accomplished pilots, scientists, and engineers into the next generation of space explorers, preparing them for missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and potentially the red planet itself. As acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy stated, he is confident that one of these new recruits could be the first American to set foot on Mars.

Between each of these astronaut candidates ...