The 2025 astronaut class is NASA’s first with more women than men, but another statistic is just as striking — more than 8,000 applications, down from 18,300 for the 2017 class
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NASA's 2025 astronaut class is the first with more women than men, but applications fell to more than 8,000, down from 18,300 for the 2017 class.
The astronaut pipeline that once inspired millions may be quietly shrinking, even as NASA celebrates its most gender-balanced class yet. The post The 2025 astronaut class is NASA’s first with more women than men, but another statistic is just as striking — more than 8,000 applications, down from 18,300 for the 2017 class appeared first on Space Daily .
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