NASA Selects 9 Astronauts For First Crewed Boeing, SpaceX Missions

NASA Selects 9 Astronauts For First Crewed Boeing, SpaceX Missions(CNN) — NASA has tapped nine astronauts to become the first to launch to space from American soil since the Space Shuttle program was retired in 2011.
The seven men and two women will also be the first astronauts to fly in capsules developed and built by the private sector as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Since 2011, the United States has relied on Russia to ferry astronauts to the space station. SpaceX and B