NASA Announces Astronaut Candidates

NASA announced its latest astronaut candidates Nov. 6 at Johnson Space Center. The newest astronaut candidates are an Air Force pilot from Divide, Colorado, Nichole Ayers. An Air Force helicopter test pilot from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Marcos Berríos. A bio-engineer and Team USA track cyclist from Gilbert, Arizona, Christina Birch. A drilling engineer from Wasilla, Alaska, Deniz Burnham. A NASA Langley research pilot from Debary, Florida, Luke Delaney. A space systems engineer from Chesapeake, Virginia, Andre Douglas. A Navy test pilot from South Windsor, Connecticut, Jack Hathaway. Medical director at SpaceX from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Anil Menon. A physicist from Potomac, Maryland, Christopher Williams. And a Navy test pilot from Clovis, California, Jessica Wittner. (NASA)