HOUSTON– NASA exposed the members of its new astronaut candidate class who may at some point assist establish a sustainable presence on the moon.The four women and 6 men called on Monday (Dec. 6) consist of the U.S. area firms 23rd group of astronaut candidates since the original Mercury 7 were chosen in 1959 and the very first to be recruited given that the start of NASAs Artemis moon program. The new class of 10 was narrowed from a pool of more than 12,000 applicants after an extended recruitment procedure that began in March 2020 and was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The astronaut candidates, or “ascans” for brief, were announced at an event held at Ellington Field, NASAs base for flight operations, located near Johnson Space Center in Houston. Company leaders, including Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, presided over the occasion, which had as its background some of the exact same T-38 supersonic jets that the ascans will use to train.Related: How To Become An AstronautNASAs 23rd class of astronaut prospects present with NASA leaders and congressional officials at Ellington Field, near Johnson Space Center, in Houston, Texas, at the conclusion of their announcement ceremony on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (Image credit: collectSPACE.com)”Today we invite 10 brand-new explorers, 10 members of the Artemis generation, NASAs 2021 astronaut prospect class,” said Nelson. After graduating from 2 years of standard instruction, the Group 23 members will become qualified for a range of tasks, including carrying out research study on the International Space Station, introducing on commercial spacecraft to business outposts in low Earth orbit and embarking on objectives into deep space aboard NASAs Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.Some of the candidates may become members of NASAs Artemis group, a subset of the agencys astronaut workplace, appointed to preparing for human beings to return to the moon and eventually launch to Mars.Related: What Its Like to Become a NASA Astronaut: 10 FactsNASAs 2021 astronaut prospect class: Nichole Ayers, Marcos Berríos, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, Luke Delaney, Andre Douglas, Jack Hathaway, Anil Menon, Christopher Williams and Jessica Wittner.
HOUSTON– NASA revealed the members of its brand-new astronaut prospect class who might at some point help establish a sustainable existence on the moon.The four females and 6 men named on Monday (Dec. 6) make up the U.S. space agencys 23rd group of astronaut prospects because the original Mercury 7 were selected in 1959 and the first to be recruited because the start of NASAs Artemis moon program. The new class of 10 was narrowed from a swimming pool of more than 12,000 candidates after an extended recruitment process that began in March 2020 and was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The astronaut candidates, or “ascans” for brief, were announced at a ceremony held at Ellington Field, NASAs base for flight operations, located near Johnson Space Center in Houston. After finishing from 2 years of fundamental guideline, the Group 23 members will end up being eligible for a variety of assignments, consisting of performing research study on the International Space Station, releasing on business spacecraft to commercial outposts in low Earth orbit and embarking on missions into deep space aboard NASAs Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.Some of the prospects might become members of NASAs Artemis team, a subset of the firms astronaut workplace, appointed to preparing for people to return to the moon and eventually launch to Mars.Related: What Its Like to Become a NASA Astronaut: 10 FactsNASAs 2021 astronaut prospect class: Nichole Ayers, Marcos Berríos, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, Luke Delaney, Andre Douglas, Jack Hathaway, Anil Menon, Christopher Williams and Jessica Wittner.
