How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say

NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which will launch astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, comes with ...

NASA audit raises concerns about astronaut safety on SpaceX, Blue Origin’s moon landers

Astronaut safety and delays were top concerns in a new audit of NASA’s plans to use either SpaceX’s Starship or Blue Origin’s ...

NASA shakes up moon program with Artemis test mission before astronaut lunar landing

Planned for 2027, the new mission comes as the US aims to establish regular lunar missions, a long-awaited follow-up to its ...
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NASA just picked its newest astronauts—only 0.1% made the cut, with salaries topping $150K and a shot at landing on Mars

Forget Ivy League admissions—NASA’s astronaut program has set a sky-high bar for admission standards, and 2025 was no exception. On Monday, the space agency announced the 10 people chosen for its 2025 ...
Victorville Daily Press

NASA selects two Edwards Air Force Base test pilots for astronaut program

NASA announced 10 new astronaut candidates for its 24th Astronaut Candidate Class. The candidates were selected from a pool of over 8,000 applicants. The new class will undergo two years of training ...
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NASA overhauls its Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon

NASA is overhauling its Artemis moon landing program. NASA's new administrator Jared Isaacman announced the shakeup in the flight lineup Friday, days after the space agency's new moon rocket returned ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Smead Aerospace graduate a NASA astronaut candidate

An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025.
Mississippi State University

NASA Astronaut Curt Brown visits MSU scholars

Celebrating Mississippi State University’s newest Astronaut Scholars are, from left, Curt Brown, former NASA astronaut; senior physics and biomedical engineering major Spencer Lile of Benton, Arkansas ...