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Ocelot II

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1. Not all NASA astronauts are military; it's not part of DoD.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:04 PM

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Since inception, NASA has selected 370 astronaut candidates: 299 men, 61 women; 212 military, 138 civilians; 191 pilots, 159 non-pilots. Kegbreath probably hates its diversity even more because he can't do anything about it.

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