Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts. Selected in 2025, the astronaut candidates are building the technical and operational skills needed for future missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and eventually Mars. Now, NASA’s newest astronaut candidates have a class name: the Platypi. The name was selected […]
Category:
Johnson Space Center, Astronauts, Candidate Astronauts, Humans in Space, NASA Centers & Facilities
Posted on
March 19, 2026
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
17
1
33
12
7
22
10
10
4
5
34
11
3
18
2
3
1
27
10
18
19
9
113
55
11
1
1
4
14
1
1
41
26
1
15
386
659
48
13
221
19
37
6
3
8
7
18
1
1
6
6
1
6
1
13
1
17
2
41
17
170
1
3
112
46
10
1
1
107
1
13
3
152
29
202
3
105
11
67
36
1
6
299
210
3
2
30
46
54
4
46
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
10
2
11
45
5
1
159
1
30
95
13
114
13
141
50
1
371
3
2
2
14
1
4
14
2
1
3
1
20
3
186
136
1
100
14
3
1
1
7
3
2
1
1
16
14
1
10
387
10
361
1
21
2
6
1
2
1
17
45
405
11
1
58
1
2
3
34
3
3
2
29
2
4
1
21
38
4
6
1
6
1
7
280
233
5
1
62
133
1
10
69
1
Blog Posts
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent
September 23, 2026
Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir
September 23, 2026
FFA 2026 Hyperwall Schedule
September 23, 2026