NASA is looking for more astronauts to launch to the space station, fly to the moon and maybe journey to Mars.
The space agency announced Tuesday (Feb. 11) that it will accept applications for its next class of astronaut candidates from March 2 through March 31. The new recruits, the 23rd group to be selected over the past 60 years, will become part of NASA’s Artemis program to move humanity beyond Earth orbit and build upon two decades of astronauts living and working in space.
“We’re celebrating our 20th year of continuous presence aboard the International Space Station in low Earth orbit this year, and we’re on the verge of sending the first woman and next man to the moon by 2024. For the handful of highly talented women and men we will hire to join our diverse astronaut corps, it’s an incredible time in human spaceflight,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
