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Mae Jemison, M.D. - NASA
Dr. Mae Jemison, physician, engineer, educator and entrepreneur, was the first woman of color in the world to go into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour and was a NASA astronaut for six years.
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NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio
Frank Rubio was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017. He landed in Kazakhstan on Sept. 27, 2023, after spending 371 days in space aboard the International Space Station. Rubio’s mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history.
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STS-1: Astronaut Bob Crippen Remembers the Ride of His Life
Portrait of astronaut John Young, at left, commander, and Robert Crippen, pilot, of the first orbital flight test of Columbia on STS-1. NASA. The space shuttle’s 135 missions flew 355 astronauts from the U.S. and 60 different countries. STS-1 was Young’s fifth spaceflight.
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Become An Astronaut - NASA
Become An Astronaut. NASA astronauts have been traveling to space for more than six decades and living there continuously since 2000. Now, NASA’s Artemis program is preparing to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon.
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NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson, Crewmates Safely En Route to Space Station
Three crew members including NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson successfully launched at 8:36 a.m. EDT Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.
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Sunita L. Williams - NASA
Sunita (Suni) L. Williams was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1998 and is a veteran of two space missions, Expeditions 14/15 and 32/33. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024 for its first crewed flight, arriving at the space station on June 6.
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Astronaut Requirements - NASA
Today, to be considered for an astronaut position, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Be a U.S. citizen. Possess a master’s degree* in a STEM field, including engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science or mathematics, from an accredited institution.
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Astronauts - NASA
Since inception, NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates: 299 men, 61 women; 212 military, 138 civilians; 191 pilots, 159 non-pilots. When Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2000, there has been a continuous human presence at the space station since.
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Robert L. Crippen - NASA
Robert L. Crippen, pilot (right), and John W. Young, commander (left), were the prime crew for the first flight in the Space Transportation System (STS-1) program. NASA. From January 1990 to January 1992 he served as Director, Space Shuttle, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Alan Bean - NASA
Alan Bean walked on the moon on Apollo 12, commanded the second Skylab crew and then resigned after 18 years as an astronaut to paint the remarkable worlds and sights he had seen. Bean was lunar module pilot on the November 1969 Apollo 12 mission, the second moon landing.
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