Want to fly to the moon? NASA is looking for new astronauts to help grow its Artemis program

NASA is accepting applications for a new astronaut class to expand the Artemis program, officials announced Saturday at a Kennedy Space Center air show. The last call for new astronauts was two years ago, generating more than 8,000 applications, with 10 selected in September 2025. With 32 active astronauts, the agency says it needs more recruits to push beyond low-Earth orbit. Candidates can apply until Dec. 3, with final selection expected by late 2027 and training beginning in early 2028. Artemis III commander Randy Bresnik said “we have far more work than we have astronauts,” as Artemis II prepares for lunar flyaround and later missions aim for lunar surface returns after more than half a century.