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NASA names 24th astronaut class, including prior SpaceX crew member

2025September 23, 2025
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NASA names 24th astronaut class, including prior SpaceX crew member
NASA's 24th astronaut class since selecting the Mercury astronauts in 1959. ...

NASA has named its new group of astronaut candidates.

The space agency on Monday introduced the four men and six women who comprise its 2025 trainee class during a ceremony held at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Following two years of basic training, the new candidates will be eligible for mission assignments in low-Earth orbit and on the Moon, as NASA's Artemis program works toward sending the first humans to Mars.

"We picked the best and the brightest, the most skilled, the best looking, the best personalities to take these 10 spots," said Sean Duffy, acting NASA administrator and secretary of transportation. "You are America's best and brightest, and we're going to need America's best and brightest because we have a bold exploration plans for the future."

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