NASA intros full-size Blue Moon lander replica for Artemis training

NASA's Artemis astronauts can now train on a full-scale replica of Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander at the Johnson Space ...
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Inside NASA’s astronaut training for a historic moon mission

(Bloomberg) -- In just days, a group of astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — is slated to fly roughly 5,000 miles past the far side of the moon, the farthest humans have ever traveled in ...
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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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NASA tests bold new astronaut training here on Earth

As NASA sets its sights on the moon and Mars, the agency has taken a significant step forward by selecting 10 new astronauts. This new class of astronauts is a testament to NASA’s commitment to ...
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NASA ‘ExploraVan’ Brings Astronaut Training to Students, Educators, Science Centers and Museums

To highlight its commitment to inspiring the next generation of explorers, NASA introduces the ExploraVan. Through NASA’s Educator Astronaut Program, special one-day events at selected science centers ...
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NASA overhauls Artemis moon program — and Blue Origin’s lander may be given a bigger role

An artist’s conception shows the integrated design for the Blue Moon Mark 2 lander. (Blue Origin Illustration) NASA is reworking its Artemis moon program to add a test mission for commercial lunar ...
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Here's exactly what NASA training is like for astronauts

A NASA committee picks about 120 candidates who endure a week of interviews and mental and physical tests. Then that group is whittled down to 40 to 60, who must ace more interviews, excel in ...
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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 ...