NASA Astronaut Group 23

NASA Astronaut Group 23 is planned to be selected sometime in 2021.

Year selected2021 (planned)

History

NASA announced the creation of this astronaut group in February 2020 and accepted applications for astronaut hires during the month of March 2020. For this class, the educational requirements increased to be at minimum a master's degree in a STEM field (engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics) from an accredited institution; in classes prior to this, a bachelor's degree was all that was required. Additionally, a 2-hour online assessment was required for the first time.[1] Over 12,000 applications were received by NASA, coming from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories.[2]

The Group 23 Astronaut Candidates will arrive at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for training in the summer of 2021, and when their approximately two-year-long training program is complete, they become available for future missions to the International Space Station in low Earth orbit aboard NASA or commercial crew vehicles, the Moon via the Artemis program, and Mars.[1]

References
  1. Schierholz, Stephanie. "Explorers Wanted: NASA to Hire More Artemis Generation Astronauts". nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. Leinfelder, Andrea. "More than 12,000 apply to be NASA's next class of astronauts". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2 April 2020.


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