CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars.

For the first time, there were more women than men in an incoming astronaut class. They included a geologist who worked on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover and a SpaceX engineer who's already rocketed into orbit, flying on a billionaire-sponsored mission that featured the world's first private spacewalk last year.

In this undated photo released by NASA, NASA's 10 newest astronauts pose behind the logo at at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Left to right; Sept. 22, 2025. NASA via AP

NOTE: The video is from a previous report.

The six women and four men will undergo two years of tra

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