NASA Receives Over 12,000 Applications To Be In Next Astronaut Class Written 2 April 2020

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The AP reports that NASA “said Wednesday that Americans from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories applied to be part of the space agency’s next astronaut class. The monthlong application period ended Tuesday.” More than 12,000 people applied, from which a class will be selected. Recent “astronaut classes have ranged from eight to 12.”
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