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NASA's new astronaut class is majority women, training for space missions

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NASA's latest astronaut class, announced last year, is now past the halfway point of its two-year training program, notably featuring more women than men for the first time. Six out of the ten selected candidates are women, chosen from over 8,000 applicants. Upon qualification, these astronauts could be assigned to missions on the International Space Station, the Moon, and potentially Mars, though their salary remains around $152,000 annually without overtime or hazard pay. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Orianna Rosa Royle ·

    Women astronauts outnumber men in NASA’s new class—they’re now halfway through training and set to earn around $150K with no overtime or hazard pay

    Billionaires say the next jobs could be on the Moon. NASA’s newest astronauts may get there first—on a salary on par with a mid-career desk job.

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