Archive · 23 Sep 2025
NASA's New Astronaut Class Includes More Women
NASA has chosen a new group of astronauts, with more women than men.
This group of 10 will train for two years.
They might go on space missions, maybe even to the Moon or Mars.
One astronaut has already flown to space before.
The U.S. wants to go back to the moon before China does.
NASA's new astronaut class includes more women than men.
The class consists of 10 astronaut candidates.
Candidates have backgrounds in engineering, science, and the military.
They will undergo two years of training.
The program supports missions to the Moon and Mars.
- Who
- New NASA astronaut class
- What
- Selection of a new class of astronauts
- When
- Announced recently
- Where
- NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston
- Why
- To support missions to the moon and Mars
- Astronaut Class Size
- 10
- Gender Ratio
- More women than men
- Training Duration
- Two years
- Former SpaceX Employees
- Two
- Potential Missions
- Low Earth orbit, Moon, Mars
- Astronaut Backgrounds
- Engineers, scientists, military personnel
Sources
NASA's Newest Astronauts: More Women Than Men In Historic Class With Diverse Skills For Moon, Mars Missions
NASA Introduces Its Newest Astronauts: 10 Chosen From More Than 8,000 Applicants
Women Outnumber Men Picked for Astronaut Class in NASA First
Women outnumber men picked for astronaut class in NASA first
