Time flies for The Flies
"Congratulations to NASA and the astronaut graduates," said U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja."By partnering with OPM, NASA employed an automated and streamlined hiring process to screen applicants for these prestigious roles."has moved on from the days of Deke Slayton calling up an applicant and asking them if they wanted the job. Today, NASA has clear guidelines for applicants.
The previous group was called"The Turtles," and the one before was named"The 8 Balls" – a reference to the fact that there were only eight in that intake. Two of"The 8 Balls," Christina Koch and Victor Glover, are currently assigned to the Artemis II mission to the Moon. NASA's regular intake of astronauts goes back to the heady days of Mercury, with the first group selected in 1959 as the Mercury 7.