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# NASA is taking astronaut applications until December 3

US citizens have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern on December 3 to apply.

Leaked on 07 November 2026

![Screenshot of @NASA's X post: Do you want to be an astronaut? Applications are now open to join NASA's astronaut corps. Join us as we expand the frontiers of discovery i](https://leakly.com/assets/images/nasa-astronaut-applications-close-december-3-hero.jpg)

@NASA's post on X, with counts as of 09 Nov 2026 12:49 UTC. [Live post on X](https://x.com/NASA/status/2119136607009734978)

[NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-seeks-next-generation-of-explorers-to-join-astronaut-corps/) (@NASA) said on November 7 that US citizens interested in joining the astronaut corps have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 3, to submit application materials.

> **NASA** @NASA
>
> Do you want to be an astronaut?
> Applications are now open to join NASA's astronaut corps. Join us as we expand the frontiers of discovery in low Earth orbit, on the Moon, and beyond — apply by Dec. 3: https://t.co/laY2ExWiGO https://t.co/GzZl3yRy0i
>
> 4,503 likes · 858 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 12:49 UTC
>
> — NASA (@NASA) [November 7, 2026](https://twitter.com/NASA/status/2119136607009734978)

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The [USAJOBS](https://www.usajobs.gov/job/891970300) announcement lists December 3, 2026, as the closing date. Astronaut candidates train for about two years before becoming eligible for spaceflight assignment, the posting says.

NASA confirmed the application window.

## What we know

* Applications close December 3.
* Training takes about two years.

## What we don't know

* How many candidates NASA will pick.

## What would confirm it

Already confirmed.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @NASA](https://x.com/NASA/status/2119136607009734978)
* [USAJOBS - Job Announcement](https://www.usajobs.gov/job/891970300)
* [NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps - NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-seeks-next-generation-of-explorers-to-join-astronaut-corps/)

[Confirmed]

## What happened later

NASA confirmed the application window.

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