Apr 10, 2026 · Astronauts The term “astronaut” derives from the Greek words meaning “star sailor,” and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and …

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

Jan 21, 2026 · Current Astronauts Nichole Ayers Nichole Ayers was selected by NASA to join the 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in January 2022.

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 …

Nov 12, 2024 · The NASA Astronaut Fact Book provides information on the 360 explorers who have been selected as astronauts since NASA's first class in 1959.

Apr 23, 2026 · Read More Astronauts News Release and Articles On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion …

While astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, descended in the Lunar Module (LM) “Eagle” to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon, astronaut …

Dec 8, 2023 · Through astronauts’ accounts and testimonies available at NASA Headquarters Library, those who haven’t flown into space, orbited the Earth, left a footprint on the moon, or performed …

Sep 22, 2025 · After graduation, the 2025 class will join the agency’s active astronaut corps. Active astronauts are conducting science research aboard the space station while preparing for the …

Feb 12, 2026 · Twelve human beings have walked on the Moon, so far. In all, 24 astronauts made the trip from Earth to the Moon between 1968 and 1972.