NASA Introduces Its Newest Astronauts: 10 Chosen From More than 8,000 Applicants

Kentucky, Indiana natives among NASA's newest astronauts

The 10 candidates, pictured here at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. U.S. Army CW3 Ben Bailey, U.S. Air Force Maj. Cameron Jones, Katherine Spies, Anna Menon, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Erin Overcash, U.S. Air Force Maj. Adam Fuhrmann, Lauren Edgar, Yuri Kubo, Rebecca Lawler, and Dr. Imelda Muller. (AP / NASA)For the first time, there were more women than men in an incoming astronaut class. They included a geologist who worked on NASA's Curiosit…

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