NASA has selected 10 new astronaut candidates for its 2025 class, marking the first time in the agency’s history that the majority of the group are women. Chosen from over 8,000 applicants across the United States, these individuals bring diverse expertise from fields such as science, engineering, medicine, and military aviation.
The 24th astronaut class since NASA’s inception in 1959, this group includes geologist Dr Lauren Edgar, who helped shape Artemis mission science goals; former SpaceX operations engineer and private astronaut Anna Menon; military test pilots Adam Fuhrmann and Cameron Jones; and physician Imelda Muller. Other members are engineers, flight surgeons, and planetary scientists. Out of the ten candidates, six are women, reflecting NASA’s commitment to diversity as it prepares for Artemis lunar missions and future expeditions to Mars.
Starting early 2026, the new astronauts will begin approximately two years of intensive training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Their training will cover spacewalking, robotics, flight operations, geology, and space medicine, alongside learning Russian for potential assignments aboard the International Space Station. Although they will not participate in the first Artemis lunar landing, they are expected to crew future Artemis flights, contribute to building a sustained Moon base, and help test technologies for long-duration space travel.
This training and experience will directly support NASA’s long-term goal of sending humans to Mars during the 2030s.
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