Nov 14, 2011

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael curie@nasa gov

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole cloutier-1@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-234

NASA KICKS OFF APPLICATION PROCESS FOR NEW ASTRONAUTS

WASHINGTON -- News media representatives are invited to attend a public announcement of NASA's process for selecting its next class of astronauts The event starts at 1 p m EST on Tuesday, Nov 15, in the Webb auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast the event live

NASA Administrator Charles F Bolden, Assistant Administrator for Human Capital Jeri Buchholz, Flight Crew Operations Director Janet Kavandi and five members of the recently graduated 2009 astronaut class will participate in the announcement They are Serena Aunon, Kjell Lindgren, Kathleen Rubins, Scott Tingle and Mark Vande Hei

NASA will recruit its next astronaut class through the federal government's USAJobs gov website

The class of 2009 was the first astronaut class to graduate in a new era of space flight following the final mission of the space shuttle A new fleet of human spacecraft is in development by commercial companies to deliver crews to the International Space Station NASA also is developing spacecraft to send humans on missions of exploration far away from our planet

These new astronauts will advance research aboard the space station to benefit life on Earth and develop the knowledge and skills needed for longer flights to explore the solar system

For biographical information and other astronaut information, visit: http://www nasa gov/astronauts

For more information about the International Space Station, visit: http://www nasa gov/station

For more information about NASA's next generation of spacecraft, visit: http://www nasa gov/exploration

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www nasa gov/ntv

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