Summer Training: Catching Up With NASA’s Astronaut Candidates

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What happened

Did you spend part of your summer camping, hiking, at the pool, or in an aircraft?

So did NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class.

Key facts

  • So did NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class.
  • Reported by NASA and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:00:00 UTC.

Why it matters

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  • Peer review status and replication of the findings
  • Mission milestones and next scheduled attempt
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  1. On this day in space! Sept. 14, 1966: NASA's Gemini 11 astronauts set altitude record for Earth orbit that went unbroken for 58 years

  2. Summer Training: Catching Up With NASA’s Astronaut Candidates

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