
NASA Announces New Astronauts for Moon and Mars Missions
NASA's new astronaut candidate Anna Menon, who previously flew to space on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission in 2024, was announced as part of the 2025 astronaut class. She has extensive space experience and a background in biomedical engineering, focusing on space medicine. The class will undergo two years of training for potential missions to the Moon, Mars, and space stations.