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NASA opens search to replace 25 supersonic astronaut-training jets before support fades

NASA needs an aircraft demanding enough to prepare astronauts for high-pressure decisions in flight, but its 25 supersonic T-38N Talons depend on a support network that is approaching retirement. On ...

Why every astronaut since 1964 has flown the same jet that NASA must now replace

A new era is on the horizon for America's astronaut program.
CU Boulder News & Events

Smead Aerospace graduate a NASA astronaut candidate

An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025.
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Summer Training: Catching Up With NASA’s Astronaut Candidates

Did you spend part of your summer camping, hiking, at the pool, or in an aircraft? So did NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate ...
Aero-News Network

LIFT Academy To Provide Flight Training For NASA Astronaut Candidates

Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy, the flight training subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., has been awarded a contract by NASA to provide specialized flight training for astronaut ...
WRAL

Duke grad is a candidate to become NASA astronaut

A Duke University graduate is an astronaut candidate with NASA. Anna Menon has previously been on a mission with Space X, and now she's in the middle of a two-year training program to prepare her for ...