NASA Astronaut Group 21
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NASA Astronaut Group 21
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In 2011 NASA opened applications for Astronaut Group 21. The team was announced in June 2013 after a year and a half long search. With four men and four women, the class of 2013 had the highest percentage of female finalists. According to NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins, "it's… a reflection of how many really talented women are in science and engineering these days." NASA received a total of over 6,300 applications, which made it the second highest number received at the time. Traditionally, the
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Group of 8 selected in June 2013
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Astronaut_Group_21
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2011-10-04T01:47:56Z
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2024-08-31T16:17:07Z
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