Archive · 24 Sep 2025
NASA Introduces New Astronaut Candidates, Including Anna Menon
NASA has chosen 10 new astronauts to join their team.
One of them, Anna Menon, has already been to space and set a record for the highest altitude reached by a woman.
She flew on a SpaceX mission and also worked at NASA before.
Anna is married to another NASA astronaut.
Among the new candidates, women outnumber men.
This new group may include the first American to walk on Mars.
NASA introduced 10 new astronaut candidates.
Anna Menon, an engineer, previously flew on the Polaris Dawn mission.
Menon set a female altitude record.
Menon's husband, Anil Menon, is also a NASA astronaut.
Six of the 10 candidates are women.
- Who
- Anna Menon and 9 other astronaut candidates
- What
- NASA introduced its newest astronaut candidates.
- When
- Announced on Monday
- Where
- NASA, Houston, Texas
- Why
- To expand NASA's astronaut corps for future missions.
- Astronaut Candidates
- 10
- Anna Menon's Role
- Engineer at SpaceX, mission specialist and medical officer on Polaris Dawn
- Highest Altitude Record
- Set by Menon and Gillis on Polaris Dawn
- Menon's Education
- Dual bachelor's in Mathematics and Spanish, Master's in Biomedical Engineering
- Menon's Spouse
- NASA astronaut Anil Menon