What It's Like to Become a NASA Astronaut: 10 Surprising Facts

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 06:22 in Astronomy & Space

More than 18,000 Americans competed in this round of NASA's astronaut selection. We'll learn the finalists on Wednesday (June 7). Here are some of the basic steps in what it takes to be a NASA astronaut, and what happens after the selection.

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