As NASA sets its sights on the moon and Mars, the agency has taken a significant step forward by selecting 10 new astronauts. This new class of astronauts is a testament to NASA’s commitment to ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An accomplished U.S. Navy pilot from Oldham County has been selected to train as part of NASA’s next class of astronauts. Erin Overcash, 34, of Goshen, was one of ten people chosen ...

Jeremy Hansen, seen here at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, says he's excited to be a part of NASA's Artemis II mission, which will be headed for a trip around the moon as early as February.

After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International Space Station, the moon, and—if all ...

ESA's CAVES training programme began its second phase last Friday as six astronauts ventured into the Sardinian caves in Italy that are their home this week. CAVES mimics elements of spaceflight to ...

NASA astronaut requirements 2026: Becoming a NASA astronaut is a challenging journey. Applicants need specific degrees and experience. Training lasts two years, covering survival, robotics, and flying ...

1. A brief history of NASA astronaut selection -- 2. Applying to become an astronaut -- 3. Selection -- 4. Astronaut probationary training -- 5. Technical assignments -- 6. Types of mission -- 7.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is hosting its annual Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students this week, providing blind and low-vision students with hands-on astronaut ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky (WDRB) -- Yuri Kubo, a Columbus, Indiana, native, was just selected as a 2025 astronaut candidate for NASA. He reported for duty in September, one of 10 new astronaut candidates who ...

The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on Launch Pad 39B at after rollout from the VAB. ‘On its launch pad!’ NASA Artemis II moon rocket completes rollout Read full article: ...

In May 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked by NASA to address several questions related to the Astronaut Corps. The NRC’s Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations was tasked to ...