Astronomy

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NASA has wheeled out its latest set of astronaut graduates, dubbed "The Flies," and announced that it is accepting applications for the next batch of astro-wannabes.

There is a good chance that at least some from this group will be assigned missions to the Moon and the International Space Station (ISS).

"Congratulations to NASA and the astronaut graduates," said U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja.

"By partnering with OPM, NASA employed an automated and streamlined hiring process to screen applicants for these prestigious roles."

The hiring process has moved on from the days of Deke Slayton calling up an applicant and asking them if they wanted the job.

There was a gap of more than a decade in selection following the end of the Apollo program before recruitment got going again with a group of 35 dubbed TFNG – Thirty-Five New Guys – although one of the group, Mike Mullane, wrote in his book Riding Rockets that TFNG was a play on the obscene military acronym FNG*.

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