NASA’s New Astronaut Class Welcomes SpaceX Veterans

NASA’s New Astronaut Class Welcomes SpaceX Veterans

NASA’s New Astronaut Class Includes SpaceX Veterans Anna Menon And Yuri Kubo NASA’s new astronaut class includes SpaceX veterans Anna Menon and Yuri Kubo, marking another milestone in the growing crossover between commercial space and government exploration. The 2025 class highlights how talent from private spaceflight companies is shaping NASA’s future missions. Image Credits:NASA From SpaceX To NASA: Anna Menon’s Journey Anna Menon began her career at NASA in the Mission Control Center, where she supported astronauts’ health and safety. She later joined SpaceX in 2018, becoming a senior engineer who worked on private astronaut missions. Her most notable achievement came with the Polaris Dawn mission , where she served as a mission specialist and medical officer. That flight broke records with the first commercial spacewalk , showcasing the merging of private and government-led space exploration. Yuri Kubo: From Launch Director To Astronaut Candidate Yuri Kubo’s career at SpaceX spanned 12 ye…