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NASA Astronaut Group 23

NASA Astronaut Group 23 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand NASA Astronaut Group 23 rather than just read about it. In short: NASA Astronaut Group 23 (nicknamed The Flies) was announced on December 6, 2021, with the class reporting for duty in January 2022. Twelve astronaut candidates were selected, including seven men and five women.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

NASA Astronaut Group 23 (nicknamed The Flies) was announced on December 6, 2021, with the class reporting for duty in January 2022. Twelve astronaut candidates were selected, including seven men and five women.

History

NASA announced the creation of this astronaut group in February 2020 and accepted applications for astronaut hires during the month of March 2020. For this class, the educational requirements increased to be at minimum a master's degree in a STEM field (engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics) from an accredited institution; in classes prior to this, a bachelor's degree was all that was required. Additionally, a 2-hour online assessment was required for the first time. Over 12,000 applications were received by NASA, coming from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories. The Group 23 astronaut candidates were originally planned to arrive at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for training in the summer of 2021, and with the completion of their approximately two-year-long training program, they would become available for future missions to the International Space Station in low Earth orbit aboard NASA or commercial crew vehicles, the Moon via the Artemis program, and Mars. However, due to complications with interviewing potential applicants in person due to COVID-19 restrictions at JSC, the announcement of the new class was pushed back twice:

In August 2020, the agency revised the timetable, pushing the final announcement date from summer to late 2021. As of the August 2020 revision, several rounds of interviews were to have been conducted in Houston between February and September 2021, with the announcement of the Class of 2021 in October or November and their arrival at JSC for training in December. In March 2021, the agency again revised the timetable: on-site interviews scheduled for summer 2021, with the new class announcement in late 2021 and the new class reporting in 2022. The selection of Group 23 was announced on December 6, 2021, with training to commence in January 2022. Two Emirati candidates, Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammad Al Mulla, selected by the MBRSC, took part in training as international partner astronauts. Hazza Al Mansouri – who already went to space on board Soyuz MS-15 – and candidate Sultan Al Neyadi were already training at NASA since before the 23rd group was chosen, but only Nora and Mohammad are considered part of the group 23.

Group members

Nichole Ayers: Air Force fighter jet pilot Pilot, SpaceX Crew-10 (Expedition 72/73) Marcos Berríos: Air Force helicopter test pilot Christina Birch: Bioengineer, Team USA Track Cyclist Deniz Burnham: Drilling engineer Flight engineer, Soyuz MS-30 (Expedition 75/76) – planned Luke Delaney: NASA Langley research pilot Pilot, SpaceX Crew-13 (Expedition 75/76) – planned Andre Douglas: Space systems engineer Mission specialist, Artemis III – planned Jack Hathaway: Navy test pilot Pilot, SpaceX Crew-12 (Expedition 74/75) Anil Menon: Air Force flight surgeon, SpaceX medical director Flight engineer, Soyuz MS-29 (Expedition 74/75) Christopher Williams: Medical physicist Flight engineer, Soyuz MS-28 (Expedition 73/74) Jessica Wittner: Navy test pilot, research engineer

United Arab Emirates partner astronauts The U.S. astronauts trained alongside two astronaut candidates from the United Arab Emirates:

Nora Al Matrooshi: Mechanical engineer Mohammad Al Mulla: Helicopter pilot

See also 2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group List of astronauts by year of selection

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with NASA Astronaut Group 23

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what NASA Astronaut Group 23 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to NASA Astronaut Group 23 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about NASA Astronaut Group 23 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of NASA Astronaut Group 23

In research: NASA Astronaut Group 23 appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses NASA Astronaut Group 23 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: NASA Astronaut Group 23 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2021 establishments in the United States, 2021 in spaceflight, Lists of astronauts, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for NASA Astronaut Group 23 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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