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A record number of people have to NASA to part of its astronaut training program. NASA said it over 18,300 applications for just 14 jobs. This is a record for the administration. Human resources officials at NASA will now the next 18 months at the applications to the best ones. It plans to the successful applicants in the middle of 2017. Brian Kelly of NASA said it would be a lot of work. He added: "It's heartening to know so many people what a great opportunity this is to be part of NASA's exciting mission. I look forward to the men and women talented enough to to the top of what is always a pool of incredible applicants."

It there is a great desire to work on America's space program and perhaps to Mars. NASA's Charlie Bolden said: "It's not at all surprising to me that so many Americans from diverse backgrounds to personally to blazing the trail on our journey to Mars." The top applicants will an interview at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The candidates will then two years of initial training. They will skills such as spacewalking, teamwork and operating spacecraft systems, and learn Russian. After that, they could to the International Space Station or for companies making spacecraft for tourists, such as Boeing and SpaceX.

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