U.S. space agency (NASA) has selected eight candidates for the astronauts who in the near future can fly to asteroids and other objects of the solar system. This will be the first mission beyond low Earth orbit.
Among the lucky ones – marine pilots, doctors, pilots of helicopters and even oceanographer. “They are ready to help us lead the first manned expedition to an asteroid and then to Mars,” – said the head of NASA, Charles Bolden.
total in the competition involved about 6.1 thousand people. A selection lasted one and a half years, according to the website NASA.
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