"And it's official — the Turtles!" exclaimed former astronaut Ellen Ochoa, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center ... of the 14 astronaut candidates ("ascans") reporting for their first day ...

Today, NASA and Canada’s newest class of astronaut candidates graduated to full astronaut status in Houston, making them officially eligible to be assigned to upcoming missions to space.

The newest astronauts in the corps for NASA (and the Canadian Space Agency) wave from the stage during their graduation ceremony at Johnson Space Center. From left: Kayla Barron, Zena Cardman ...

When announced in December 2021, the 12 ascans were described by NASA as new members of the Artemis ... The Group 22 (2017) "The Turtles" patch became the first to be sold directly to the public ...

NASA’s new class of astronauts now have a nickname – the “Turtles”. These astronauts will likely be responsible for flying a new fleet of vehicles for NASA, although their exact purpose ...

Officials named the turtle in honor of NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who launched May 30 from Kennedy Space Center aboard the SpaceX capsule. Behnken and Hurley splashed down ...

That’s where Stott comes in. When Stott learned of the sea turtles plight she coordinated with NASA to bring them to Kennedy Space Center so they could return to the Atlantic in the protected ...

With record-breaking cold temperatures in Florida this week , efforts to save tropical sea turtles on the beaches are paying off. Beginning last week when the cold snap began, NASA’s Kennedy ...

The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down. A total of 278 sea turtle nests were trucked to the space center from the Gulf Coast from the end of June ...