NASA’s newest crop of astronauts includes experienced SpaceX flyer for first time

For the first time, NASA’s astronaut candidate class includes someone who has already been to orbit, and is majority women, as the space agency focuses on its goals to send humans back to the Moon and ...
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Indiana man, Kentucky woman among NASA's newest astronaut candidates

Two people from Kentucky and Indiana have been selected as part of NASA's newest astronaut class. On Monday, NASA introduced ...
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One of NASA’s newest astronaut candidates is a North Oldham graduate

Erin Overcash is a proud graduate of North Oldham High School. Now, she is one of NASA’s newest astronaut candidates, and her ...

Navy pilot from Kentucky begins astronaut training at NASA

Erin Overcash was one of ten people chosen out of more than 8,000 applicants to be part of NASA's latest astronaut class.

To the moon Artemis: NASA announces possible February 2026 Artemis II launch window

NASA’s Artemis II mission could launch as early as February 2026, sending three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day trip around the moon.

Indiana man, Kentucky woman announced as part of NASA's astronaut candidates

Yuri Kubo, a 40-year-old man from Columbus, Indiana, and Erin Overcash, a 34-year-old woman from Goshen, Kentucky, were among the candidates chosen.