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Upcoming call for more NASA astronauts.
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For all you wannabe astronauts, keep an eye out for NASA’s next call for space explorers!

The agency will accept applications from Dec. 14 through mid-February and expects to announce candidates selected in mid-2017. From pilots and engineers, to scientists and medical doctors, NASA selects qualified astronaut candidates from a diverse pool of U.S. citizens with a wide variety of backgrounds.

NASA has noted: “The next class of astronauts may fly on any of four different U.S. vessels during their careers: the International Space Station, two commercial crew spacecraft currently in development by U.S. companies, and NASA’s Orion deep-space exploration vehicle.”

To date, NASA has selected more than 300 astronauts to fly on missions to explore space. Today, there are 47 astronauts in the active astronaut corps, and more will be needed to crew future missions to the space station and destinations in deep space.

For more information about a career as a NASA astronaut, and application requirements, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts

Applications for consideration as a NASA Astronaut will be accepted at:

http://www.usajobs.gov

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