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"Today, our mission propels us even further as we prepare for our next giant leap with NASA's newest astronaut candidate class."
A military pilot who calls San Diego home may get the chance to serve her country on a new mission to the moon, or possibly Mars.
After training in in space travel, space walks and space experiments, the four men and six women will could go on trips to the Moon, and even to Mars.
NASA has introduced ten new astronaut candidates for its Artemis program, potentially sending them to the moon and Mars. Chosen from thousands of applicants, these pilots, scientists, and engineers will undergo intense training in spacewalking,
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept 23, (AP): NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers, and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars.
In 1961, as the space race was heating up and NASA launched its Mercury programme, everything was ready for the first manned space flights. Two astronauts, Alan Shepard and Virgil Grissom had successfully made it to space that year,