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\nNASA announced its 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston are: U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. (retired.) Luke Delaney, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jessica Wittner, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anil Menon, U.S. Air Force Maj. Marcos Berr\u00edos, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, U.S. Navy Lt. Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas.
\nCredits: NASA<\/p>\n

The 2021 astronaut candidates are:<\/p>\n

Nichole Ayers, 32, major, U.S. Air Force<\/p>\n

Marcos Berr\u00edos, 37, major, U.S. Air Force<\/p>\n

Christina Birch, 35, grew up in Gilbert, Arizona<\/p>\n

Deniz Burnham, 36, lieutenant, U.S. Navy<\/p>\n

Luke Delaney, 42, major, retired, U.S. Marine Corps<\/p>\n

Andre Douglas, 35, is a Virginia native.<\/p>\n

Jack Hathaway, 39, commander, U.S. Navy<\/p>\n

Anil Menon, 45, lieutenant colonel, U.S. Air Force<\/p>\n

Christopher Williams, 38, grew up in Potomac, Maryland<\/p>\n

Jessica Wittner, 38, lieutenant commander, U.S. Navy<\/p>\n

Written By<\/p>\n

Stephanie Schierholz
\nHeadquarters, Washington<\/p>\n

Dylan Connell
\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<\/p>\n

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