An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025.

NASA announced 10 new astronaut candidates for its 24th Astronaut Candidate Class. The candidates were selected from a pool of over 8,000 applicants. The new class will undergo two years of training ...

Rebecca Lawler used to be a hurricane hunter, flying directly into storms to collect crucial data. Imelda Muller was an ...

Houston area high school students will present to NASA training equipment they built for International Space Station astronauts in a 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, ceremony at Chaves High School. The ...

In May 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked by NASA to address several questions related to the Astronaut Corps. The NRC’s Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations was tasked to ...

BALDWIN, Long Island (WABC) -- Fifth-grade students at an elementary school on Long Island had the opportunity Friday to speak with one of NASA's newest astronauts, who graduated from the same school ...

Two test pilots from Edwards Air Force Base are among 10 new astronauts announced by NASA on Monday, Sept. 22. U.S. Air Force Maj. Adam Fuhrmann and Maj. Cameron Jones were named to the space agency's ...