Mr Glover was working in the office of the late Sen John McCain as a legislative fellow when he was selected by NASA to become an astronaut in 2013. Upon her return to Earth in 2020, Ms Koch said she felt 'like a baby' who was two weeks old and working hard to hold up its head.

For me, I learned that if I was going to be an astronaut, it was because my passions had turned me into someone that could contribute the most as someone contributing to human space flight.'

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In 1999 he was commissioned as part of the US Navy. After completing flight training in Corpus Christy, Texas, he was 'given his wings' and awarded the title of pilot in 2001. NASA officials say the diverse crew assignments signify the cultural shifts that have taken place since the original Apollo missions, which ended in 1972, at a time when white men dominated space exploration. Her first space flight came in 2019 when she was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) to work as a flight engineer. Inside Gaza as you have never seen before: Palestinians share footage of people swimming on beach, shopping at markets and playing football in rare glimpse of what life was like before October 7

Victor Glover, 46, was selected to take part in the space agency's Artemis II mission — the US' first lunar mission in a half-century.He completed his astronaut training in 2015. Three years later, he was selected to be a part of the first ever operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon, a reusable aircraft designed by the firm Elon Musk found in 2002. I've had some amazing colleagues before me that really could have done it, and there are some amazing folks that will go behind me,' he said.

The pair spent seven hours and 17 minutes on the side of the ISS as they worked to replace a power controller. The walk also included a brief call with President Trump. As you'll see from our roundup, one thing's for sure: you're never too old for a fab onesie. Good news then that many of these are available in similar styles for adults... New version: Space Shuttle commander Sid Gutierrez (right) gives a thumbs up as he and pilot Kevin Chilton (left) leave their quarters to board the Space Shuttle Endeavour in April 1994

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Ms Koch was one of eight selected as part of NASA's 21st class of astronauts in 2013. After two years of training, she became a full-fledged astronaut.