NASA opens astronaut recruitment as PBS airs Apollo documentary
The gist
NASA said Saturday it is recruiting its first new astronaut class since 2024, for people who want to go to the moon.
The push comes as a new Apollo documentary airs and NASA touts its Artemis IV lunar plans.
How it unfolded
- Nov 7, 2026NASA announced it was recruiting its first new class of astronauts since 2024, for people who want to go to the moon.
- Nov 9, 2026The Max Power NASA Expo featured the Thunderbirds, skydivers and astronauts, where 'We're going back to the moon' was said.
- Nov 10, 2026PBS's 'We Chose to Go to the Moon,' revealing untold stories of Apollo, aired.
Key terms
- Artemis IV
- A NASA-led international Moon exploration program aiming to return humans to the Moon and build a permanent lunar base.
- Apollo 1
- Planned first crewed Apollo mission whose crew died in a launch-pad cabin fire during a 1967 rehearsal test.
- PBS
- American public broadcaster and nonprofit free-to-air television network providing educational programs to public television stations.
Source: Wikipedia