Keith’s note: According to NASA “NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. As you may have noticed the NASA release was titled “NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates“. FWIW according to Requirements to Become an Astronaut: “Today, to be considered for an astronaut position, applicants must meet the following qualifications: 1. Be a U.S. citizen …”. So, by NASA’s own definition, all NASA astronauts are “all American”, right? Just sayin’. Otherwise congratulation folks – Ad Astra y’all.
Biologist, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Biologist and Payload integrator, Editor of NASAWatch.com and Astrobiology.com, Lapsed climber, Explorer, Synaesthete, Former Challenger Center board member... More by Keith Cowing