3 days ago · The term “astronaut” has been maintained as the title for those selected to join the NASA corps of astronauts who make “star sailing” their career profession.

Nov 25, 2025 · Active Astronauts The following active astronauts are eligible for flight assignment.

May 21, 2025 · Astronauts train for a variety of missions, including performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial …

Mar 4, 2020 · With NASA’s plans for the future of exploration, new astronauts will fly farther into space than ever before on lunar missions and may be the first humans to fly on to Mars.

As of November 2024, there are 47 active astronauts, 12 management astronauts, and 332 former astronauts or payload specialists, including those who have left NASA, and those who are deceased.

Sep 22, 2025 · After stringent screening, NASA announced its selection of seven men, all pilots, as the first American astronauts. NASA has selected 23 more groups of astronauts since the “Original Seven.”

The STS-107 crewmembers pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait aboard the space shuttle Columbia. From the left (top row), wearing blue shirts, are astronauts David M. Brown, mission …

Mar 5, 2024 · NASA welcomed its newest class of next generation Artemis astronauts in a Tuesday ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The 10 astronaut graduates now are …

Sep 4, 2024 · With NASA’s plans for the future of exploration, new astronauts will fly farther into space than ever before on lunar missions and may be the first humans to fly on to Mars.

On Dec. 8, 1994, NASA announced the selection of its 15th group of astronauts. The diverse group comprised 19 candidates…