2 Purdue graduates included in NASA's astronaut candidate class

(WXIN/WTTV): Two Purdue alumni, including an Indiana native, have officially joined NASA's 2025 class of astronaut candidates.

Yuri Kubo, who hails from Columbus, and Adam Fuhrmann represented two of NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates who were welcomed on Monday during the 2025 astronaut candidate class ceremony at the Johnson Space Center based in Houston, Texas.

"I started here back in college," Kubo said. "I was a co-op right here at the Johnson Space Center, actually. It feels like a homecoming, a nice homecoming to come back. I spent seven tours here at Johnson Space Center across the engineering side as well as the space operations side. I got a good taste of what it was to be a part of this incredible community of dedicated people."

Kubo earned his bachelor's in electrical engine