NASA Seeks Astronauts to Live and Work on a Moon Base
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United States: NASA is looking for a new class of astronauts who could live and work on the Moon. Applications are open until December 3.
NASA announced the call on Saturday, November 7, at an air show at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is the first astronaut class recruited to help staff a permanent Moon Base near the Moon's south pole. Those chosen will also help develop systems for the first crewed missions to Mars. Applicants must be US citizens.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman called it an extraordinary time to join the astronaut corps. NASA currently has 32 active astronauts. Competition will be tough: in the last round, more than 8,000 people applied and only 10 were picked.
The call comes as NASA speeds up its Artemis programme. It plans a 14-day test flight in Earth orbit, Artemis III, in 2027, followed by an Artemis IV Moon landing in 2028.