yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (04/18/89)
Barbara Selby
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. April 17, 1989
Jeffrey Carr
Johnson Space Center, Houston
RELEASE: 89-50
DEADLINE SET FOR NEXT ASTRONAUT SELECTION
Applications received by NASA on or before June 30, 1989
will be considered in the next astronaut candidate selection, now
planned for early 1990. The selection will be the first in the
regular 2-year selection cycle announced last year.
After 6 months of screening, medical evaluations and
interviews, the astronaut candidate class of 1990 will be
announced in January, and candidates will report to the Johnson
Space Center, Houston, in July.
NASA will continue to accept and review applications from
the general public on an ongoing basis. Those received after
June 30 will be eligible for consideration in the 1992
selection. The number of selections made every 2 years will be
based on projected requirements.
Applications can be obtained by writing to the following
address: NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Astronaut Selection Office
ATTN: AHX
Houston, Texas 77058.
Applicants must be citizens of the United States.