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Smead Aerospace graduate a NASA astronaut candidate

An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025.
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Duke grad is a candidate to become NASA astronaut

A Duke University graduate is an astronaut candidate with NASA. Anna Menon has previously been on a mission with Space X, and now she's in the middle of a two-year training program to prepare her for ...
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Revitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing Workforce

In the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 (Section 505), the Space Studies Board (SSB) was asked by NASA to conduct a review of the suborbital mission capabilities of NASA. The act expresses the sense of ...
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Preparing for the High Frontier: The Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post-Space Shuttle Era

In May 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked by NASA to address several questions related to the Astronaut Corps. The NRC’s Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations was tasked to ...