NASA Announces All-American Class of Astronaut Candidates for 2025 Promotion
WASHINGTON – NASA today unveiled ten new astronaut candidates, all U.S. citizens, selected from a highly competitive pool to join its ranks and contribute to the agencyS enterprising goals of lunar and Martian exploration. The announcement marks a significant step in bolstering NASA’s human spaceflight capabilities as it prepares for a new era of discovery.
This selection brings the total number of astronaut candidates chosen by NASA since the original “Mercury Seven” in 1959 to 370. The incoming class represents a diverse range of backgrounds and expertise, including pilots, engineers, and scientists, poised to contribute to groundbreaking research and missions. The candidates will undergo intensive training,preparing them for potential assignments on the Artemis program,future missions to the Moon,and eventual journeys to Mars.
Among the selected is a graduate of the United States Marine Test Pilot School who served as a project officer for UH-1 and AH-1Z airplanes and coordinator of the AH-1W platform during its active duty. At the time of her selection, she was the director of flight test engineering at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.
“today, our mission drives us even more while we prepare for our next great advance with the new class of NASA astronaut candidates,” said Vanessa Wyche, director of the NASA Johnson space Center. “This promotion, which represents the best and most brilliant in the United States, will mark the beginning of the golden age of innovation and exploration as we move towards the moon and Mars.”
Media representatives interested in covering interviews with the candidates, scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, should contact the Johnson Space Center Press Room at +1 281-483-5111 or jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov. Further information and photos of the new astronaut candidates are available at https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts.
