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Learn how astronaut candidates are chosen, from applications and medical checks to interviews, training, and mission-readiness evaluations.

Learn what astronaut mission training includes, why it takes years, and how space agencies prepare crews for real mission conditions.

Explore the true scale of the Solar System, from the Sun’s gravitational reach to the farthest known icy bodies.

Discover how astronomers, planetary scientists, and spacecraft uncover the Solar System’s history, structure, and active processes.

Explore the core subjects future astronauts should study, from engineering and medicine to robotics, physiology, and mission operations.

Astronaut candidates study engineering to operate spacecraft, solve emergencies, and work across complex mission systems.

Learn what astronaut training involves, from microgravity and survival drills to robotics, EVAs, and mission teamwork.

Learn how astronauts stay calm under pressure through training, physiology, teamwork, and proven mental techniques used in spaceflight.

Learn how astronauts rehearse emergency evacuations from spacecraft, launch sites, and orbiting stations using realistic simulations and strict safety protocols.

Explore why astronauts need physical fitness, from launch forces to muscle loss in microgravity and the training that keeps crews mission-ready.