The selection of NASA Astronaut Group 24 (nicknamed The Platypi) was announced on March 5, 2024, alongside the graduation of the previous NASA astronaut class, NASA Astronaut Group 23.[1] The group was announced on September 22, 2025.[2]
| The Platypi | |
|---|---|
 NASA Astronaut Group 24 in 2025. From left to right: Bailey, Lawler, Jones, Menon, Spies, Edgar, Fuhrmann, Overcash, Muller, and Kubo. | |
| Year selected | 2025 |
| Number selected | 10 |
History
editNASA announced the creation of this astronaut group in March of 2024, and accepted applications for astronaut hires through April 16, 2024.[3][4] On August 23, 2025, NASA released a statement that the new class would be announced at Johnson Space Center on September 22, 2025,[5] and the event was subsequently live-streamed on that day.[6]
The class nickname, the Platypi, was announced in March 2026. The prior astronaut class chose the name saying that the platypus was a fitting symbol of the group's range of skills and personalities.[7]
Group members
edit| External videos | |
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 Astronaut Class of 2025 Official Announcement September 22, 2025 |
- Ben Bailey: U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer, experimental test pilot, and engineer
- Lauren Edgar: former United States Geological Survey geologist
- Adam Fuhrmann: U.S. Air Force Major
- Cameron Jones: U.S. Air Force Major
- Yuri Kubo: former SpaceX engineer, former SVP of Engineering at Electric Hydrogen
- Rebecca Lawler: NOAA Corps Lieutenant Commander (ret.), former US Navy pilot, former United Airlines test pilot
- Anna Menon: former SpaceX engineer; previously flew on Polaris Dawn spaceflight
- Imelda Muller: U.S. Navy Lieutenant (ret.), undersea medical officer
- Erin Overcash: U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander
- Katherine Spies: U.S. Marine Corps (ret.), former director of flight test engineering at Gulfstream Aerospace
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "NASA's Newest Astronauts - NASA".
- ↑ "NASA Selects All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates - NASA". NASA.gov. NASA. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ↑ "NASA Opens Astronaut Applications as Newest Class Graduates - NASA".
- ↑ "Astronaut Candidate". USAJOBS.
- ↑ "NASA will announce its new astronaut class in September".
- ↑ "NASA Selects 2025 Astronaut Candidates". NASA on Youtube. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ↑ Loggins, Sumer (March 19, 2026). "Meet the Platypi: NASA's Newest Astronaut Candidate Class". NASA. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
External links
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