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NASA invited its most recent class of next generation Artemis astronauts in a Tuesday event at the firm's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The 10 astronaut graduates now are qualified for flight projects. The company likewise revealed the opening for the next round of NASA astronaut applications.
“Congratulations to the latest class of NASA astronauts! We are delighted to have a brand-new and varied set of explorers prepared to broaden humankind's reach,” stated NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “Astronauts are leaders who will assist us start this brand-new age of expedition, and we require more travelers prepared to sign up with the ranks to check out the universes, consisting of future objectives to the Moon, on to Mars, and beyond.”
Picked for training in 2021, the astronaut graduates were picked from a swimming pool of more than 12,000 candidates and effectively finished more than 2 years of needed fundamental training, consisting of spacewalking, robotics, spaceport station systems, and more.
The graduates might be designated to objectives predestined for the International Space Station, future industrial spaceport station, and Artemis project objectives to the Moon in preparation for Mars.
“Congratulations to NASA and the astronaut graduates,” stated U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja. “By partnering with OPM, NASA used an automated and structured employing procedure to screen candidates for these distinguished functions. OPM is enjoyed continue supporting NASA specialists to create and execute their working with approaches.”
“It's an unbelievable time to be an astronaut with a range of spacecraft to fly and more locations to check out,” stated Chief Astronaut Joe Acaba. “I'm honored to invite these astronauts, praise them on their effort, and eagerly anticipate growing our ranks as we assist broaden mankind's reach into the planetary system.”
The finishing NASA astronauts are Nichole Ayers of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Marcos Berríos of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Chris Birch of Gilbert, Arizona; Deniz Bunham of Wasilla, Alaska; Luke Delaney of Debary, Florida; Andre Douglas of Chesapeake, Virginia; Jack Hathaway of South Windsor, Connecticut; Anil Menon of Minneapolis; Chris Williams of Potomac, Maryland, and Jessica Wittner of Clovis, California.
Continuing the long custom of global collaboration, 2 UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronauts, Nora AlMatrooshi and Mohammad AlMulla of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre, experienced together with their NASA equivalents for the previous 2 years, along with taken part in the graduation event.
This is one part of the collaboration in between NASA the UAE, consisting of cooperation on the International Space Station, NASA's Artemis objectives through the Gateway lunar spaceport station, and other activities in the world and in area that are supporting groundbreaking science and research study.
To use to end up being a NASA astronaut, candidates must go to:
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/779261100
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Josh Finch/ Claire O'Shea
Head office, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ claire.a.oshea@nasa.gov
Chelsey Ballarte
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
chelsey.n.ballarte@nasa.gov
