Candidate Astronauts

Johnson Space Center
Candidate Astronauts
General
When NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidates arrived at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this fall, they stepped into history, sharing a common mission to master the skills and teamwork that define NASA’s next era of exploration.  Selected from a pool of more than 8,000 applicants, the new class represents a range of backgrounds — […]
Posted November 24, 2025
Candidate Astronauts
NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidate class greets the crowd in this Sept. 22, 2025, image. The group was introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States.
Posted September 23, 2025
Astronauts
Candidate Astronauts
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
NASA en español
NASA Headquarters
Read this press release in English here. Diez nuevos candidatos a astronauta de la NASA fueron presentados el lunes tras un competitivo proceso de selección en el que participaron más de 8.000 aspirantes de todo Estados Unidos. Ahora, la nueva clase completará casi dos años de formación antes de poder optar a asignaciones de vuelo en […]
Posted September 22, 2025
Astronauts
Candidate Astronauts
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States.
Posted September 22, 2025
Artemis
Artemis 3
Artemis Campaign Development Division
Astronauts
Candidate Astronauts
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Goddard Space Flight Center
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Johnson's Mission Control Center
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas recently performed four moonwalk simulations to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission. Due to launch in September 2026, Artemis III will land two, yet-to-be-selected, astronauts at the Moon’s South Pole for the first time.
Posted July 1, 2024
Andre Douglas
Candidate Astronauts
Kathleen Rubins
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, foreground, and Andre Douglas execute a nighttime simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 16, 2024, as part of the Joint Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Test Team Field Test 5 (JETT5).
Posted May 23, 2024
Candidate Astronauts
Johnson Space Center
The most recent astronaut candidates wave to the crowd in this image from their March 5, 2024, graduation ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Nicknamed “The Flies,” this cohort is now eligible for spaceflight assignments to the International Space Station, future orbiting destinations, the Moon, and beyond.
Posted March 6, 2024
Astronauts
Candidate Astronauts
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
Read this release in English here. La NASA dio la bienvenida a su nueva cohorte de astronautas de la generación Artemis durante una ceremonia celebrada el martes en el Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia en Houston. Los 10 astronautas graduados ya son elegibles para misiones de vuelo. La agencia también anunció la apertura de la […]
Posted March 5, 2024
NASA Headquarters
Astronauts
Becoming an Astronaut
Candidate Astronauts
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA welcomed its newest class of next generation Artemis astronauts in a Tuesday ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The 10 astronaut graduates now are eligible for flight assignments. The agency also announced the opening for the next round of NASA astronaut applications.
Posted March 5, 2024
NASA Headquarters
Astronauts
Becoming an Astronaut
Candidate Astronauts
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Read this release in English here. La NASA rendirá homenaje a la nueva generación de candidatos a astronautas para el programa Artemis durante su acto de graduación, a las 10:30 a.m. hora del este del miércoles 5 de marzo en el Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia en Houston. Después de completar más de dos años de […]
Posted February 7, 2024
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