2017 NASA Astronaut Candidates Announced

[Cruise]

Congrats to each of them! Some very impressive credentials, indeed.

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/candidates

 

[fast89pony]

I wonder if they put them up in a Holiday Inn during the interview.

 

[sorrygottarunway]

you're gonna laugh but I actually applied...

 

[Cruise]

you're gonna laugh but I actually applied...

Never hurts to apply. Worst they can say is "no thanks, try again."

 

[ClarkGriswold]

Dang I thought forsure @Autothrust Blue would make the cut.

 

[hook_dupin]

Crazy world: I've flown numerous times with 2 of the 12.

 

[FlyingAccountant]

The one guy is a SEAL, that's pretty cool. Doesn't seem like the typical career arc for a non-av, special forces guy.

So, uhh, what do astronauts do these days? Other than visit the ISS?

 

[gne in prog]

I'm sure they would have called me if I had finished college quicker.

 

[mshunter]

I'm sure they would have called me if I had finished college quicker.

TIER 1!!!

 

[derg]

Dang I thought forsure @Autothrust Blue would make the cut.

Too political, welwalla.

You know he's OPA or Black Sky.

@killbilly can probably confirm.

 

[A300Capt]

Reading their bios makes me feel stupid!

Dr Johnny Kim....Navy SEAL with combat experience and mathematics degree! And if that weren't enough, I guess he had extra time to get his MD from Harvard Medical school.......

I like turtles...

 

[Inverted]

Awesome, 10 more candidates for Delta.

 

[jtrain609]

Awesome, 10 more candidates for Delta.

They likely took too long to finish all those degrees. Four years OR LESS!!!

 

[Inverted]

They likely took too long to finish all those degrees. Four years OR LESS!!!

BUT COLLEGE WAS 4 YEARS OF VOLUNTEER TIME

 

[poser765]

The one guy is a SEAL, that's pretty cool. Doesn't seem like the typical career arc for a non-av, special forces guy.

So, uhh, what do astronauts do these days? Other than visit the ISS?

Man, that is a good question. The better question us when are we going to see more private sector astronauts?

 

[Murdoughnut]

They do realize there's no space shuttle, right?

 

[gne in prog]

Reading their bios makes me feel stupid!

Dr Johnny Kim....Navy SEAL with combat experience and mathematics degree! And if that weren't enough, I guess he had extra time to get his MD from Harvard Medical school.......

I like turtles...

It wasn't any of that, it was- "volunteering with non-profit veteran organizations"

 

[tcco94]

SpaceX astronauts? In all seriousness I went through the bios a few days ago and was super impressed. Lots of military pilots, as expected.

 

[Ozelot]

Awesome.


There is a dude at Sun Country who was a former shuttle Commander. Friends there tell me you wouldn't even know your flying with a guy who flew in space, unless your nerdy enough to know his name.

 

[Finny]

These guys and gals are going to be the first astronauts to travel into deep space as a part of the Orion missions! It's going to be an awesome few years following the developments in US space travel.