Northeastern Alum Named 2025 Nasa Astronaut Candidate

NASA selects woman from Kentucky, man from southern Indiana for 2025 astronaut class

The six women and four men will undergo two years of training before becoming eligible for spaceflight.

This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space

Anna Menon, one of NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates, already has a spaceflight under her belt — SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit in September 2024.

Polaris Dawn crew member selected as NASA astronaut candidate

Anne Menon, a mission specialist on the recent Polaris Dawn mission, was announced as an astronaut candidate by NASA today in Houston. She joins a growing list of former SpaceX employees who have joined the ranks of NASA’s astronaut corps. more…

NASA Selects First Majority-Female Astronaut Class in Historic Move

NASA announced its newest class of astronaut candidates, the first in the agency’s history to include more women than men. The 2025 group comprises six women and four men selected from a highly competitive pool of applications. The class include engineers, scientists, and military veterans, demonstrating NASA’s continued emphasis on various skill sets for future missions. Among the candidates are two former SpaceX employees, including Anna Menon…

NASA’s New Astronaut Candidates

NASA/James Blair NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidate class greets the crowd in this Sept. 22, 2025, image. The group was introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. The class now will complete nearly two years of training before becoming eligible for flight assignments supporting future science and exploration missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars. After graduatio…