{"id":55813,"date":"2020-04-01T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-459405"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:31:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:31:47","slug":"thousands-apply-to-join-nasas-artemis-generation-beanastronaut","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/thousands-apply-to-join-nasas-artemis-generation-beanastronaut\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Apply to Join NASA\u2019s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Scott Tingle is pictured during a spacewalk on Jan. 23, 2018\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/38982649375_699f46d43f_k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut Scott Tingle is pictured during a spacewalk on Jan. 23, 2018, to swap out a degraded robotic hand, or Latching End Effector, on the Canadarm2. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>More than 12,000 people have applied to join NASA\u2019s next class of astronauts, demonstrating strong national interest to take part in America\u2019s plans to explore the Moon and take humanity\u2019s next giant leap \u2013 human missions to Mars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications were received from every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. territories. However, the process is just beginning for NASA\u2019s Astronaut Selection Board, which will assess the applicants\u2019 qualifications and invite the most qualified candidates to the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston for interviews and medical tests before making a final selection. NASA expects to introduce the new astronaut candidates in the summer of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve entered a bold new era of space exploration with the Artemis program, and we are thrilled to see so many incredible Americans apply to join us,\u201d said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. \u201cThe next class of Artemis Generation astronauts will help us explore more of the Moon than ever before and lead us to the Red Planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The application for the newest class of astronauts opened March 2 and closed March 31. The number of people who applied to be an astronaut represents the second-highest number of applications NASA has ever received, surpassed only by the record of 18,300 set by the most recent class of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-s-newest-astronauts-ready-for-space-station-moon-and-mars-missions\">astronauts who graduated<\/a> in January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this round of applications, NASA increased the education requirement for applicants from a bachelor\u2019s degree to a master\u2019s degree in a science, technology, math, or engineering field. In addition, the application period was shortened from two months to one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re able to build such a strong astronaut corps at NASA because we have such a strong pool of applicants to choose from,\u201d said Anne Roemer, manager of the Astronaut Selection Board and director of human resources at Johnson. \u201cIt\u2019s always amazing to see the diversity of education, experience and skills that are represented in our applicants. We are excited to start reviewing astronaut applications to identify the next class of astronaut candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the 1960s, NASA has selected 350 people to train as astronaut candidates for its increasingly challenging missions to explore space. With 48 astronauts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/active\">active astronaut corps<\/a>, more will be needed to serve as crew aboard spacecraft bound for multiple destinations and propel exploration forward as part of Artemis missions and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once selected, the astronaut candidates will go through approximately two years of initial skills training, such as spacewalking, robotics, and spacecraft systems, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/an-astronaut-s-tips-for-living-in-space-or-anywhere\">expeditionary behavior<\/a> skills, such as leadership, followership, and teamwork. After completing training, the new astronauts could launch on American rockets and spacecraft \u2014 developed for NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program \u2014 to live and work aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">International Space Station<\/a>, 250 miles above Earth. There they will take part in experiments that benefit life at home and prepare us for the Moon and Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new class also may launch aboard NASA\u2019s powerful new Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis missions to the Moon. Beginning in 2024, NASA will send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface and will establish sustainable lunar exploration by 2028. Gaining insights from new experiences on and around the Moon will prepare NASA to send the first humans to Mars in the 2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about NASA astronauts, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\"><b>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts<\/b><\/a><b> <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz \/ Cheryl Warner<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\nstephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov \/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov<br \/>\nBrandi Dean \/ Megan Sumner<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\nbrandi.k.dean@nasa.gov \/ megan.c.sumner@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 12,000 people have applied to join NASA\u2019s next class of astronauts, demonstrating strong national interest to take part in America\u2019s plans to explore the Moon and take humanity\u2019s next giant leap \u2013 human missions to Mars. Applications were received from every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. territories. 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