Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class 

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 […]
Posted on March 19, 2026
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