Astronomy / Space NASA’s Eight New Astronauts Include Four Women

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NASA’s Eight New Astronauts Include Four Women,
Highest Percentage Of Women Candidates Ever Selected​

NASA has selected a new group of potential astronauts, half of which are women, the space agency announced on Monday, saying that the new “space explorers” will be instrumental in pushing the boundaries of exploration in the solar system.
The group of NASA's newest astronaut trainees includes eight candidates, who were chosen from over 6,000 applicants -- the second largest number of applications NASA has ever received. What has been seen as a cause for celebration is that fact that four of the eight new candidates are women, the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ever selected for a class.

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