NASA opens applications for next astronaut class: $164K salary, possible Moon base duty
NicoVerderosa · x · 2026-11-10
NASA is officially accepting applications for its next generation of astronauts. Highlights:
- Candidates could eventually live and work at a proposed Moon base
- Annual salary exceeds $164K
- Applications close December 3
- Training covers lunar operations, spacewalks and robotics
- The new class will help lay the groundwork for the first crewed Mars missions
More from Companies & People
- Adobe debuts Creative Agent at Max, an orchestration layer grounded in creative workflows — shashib · 2026-11-10
- Organizer runs Africa's largest AI gathering while laying his father to rest — Fowe · 2026-11-10
- AI PM job roadmap: Agent PM roles jumped from 2.1% to 9.5% of AI PM hires — aakashgupta · 2026-11-10
- Meta models arrive on Google Vertex as enterprise AI distribution consolidates — RihardJarc · 2026-11-10
- Former Mozilla AI product VP Julie Belião joins Sentient Foundation — 0xsachi · 2026-11-10
- AI UGC Ads Are the New Dropshipping: Cheap to Make, Brutal CAC to Run — IndraVahan · 2026-11-10