Tag: Astronauts
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Record numbers apply to become a NASA astronaut
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren aboard the International Space Station last year. Credit: NASA A record number of would-be space travelers have applied to join NASA’s corps of astronauts to fly aboard the International Space Station, the Orion crew capsule, or commercial spaceships built by Boeing and SpaceX, the space agency announced Friday. NASA said more…
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18,300 applicants face 1-in-2,000 chance of being picked for astronaut job at NASA
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly snaps a selfie during a spacewalk at the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) You think it’s hard to get into Harvard? Try making an impression when you’re among the record-high group of 18,300 people who applied to be an astronaut. NASA says that tally is three times as high as the number who…
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Families, NASA honor fallen astronauts
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION On the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, crew families, friends and space workers gathered Thursday to remember the 17 men and women who lost their lives on the high frontier, 14 in two space shuttle disasters and three in an Apollo-era launch pad fire 49 years ago…
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NASA’s newest women astronauts get the Glamour treatment: Want to join them?
NASA astronaut Anne McClain keeps her eye on the Magic 8 Ball during zero-G training on NASA’s “vomit comet” airplane in 2014. The toy served as a mascot for the eight astronauts in the class of 2013, who were nicknamed the “8 Balls.” (Credit: NASA via @AstroAnnimal) That’s one small step for NASA’s women astronauts,…
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Want to be an astronaut? Here’s your chance – NASA says it’s recruiting
NASA says it will take astronaut applications starting next month. (NASA photo) NASA is opening its doors to recruit a fresh batch of astronauts – and by the time the candidates finish training, they just might be able to ride shiny new space taxis into orbit. Today the space agency said it would start taking applications on…