The “Commercial Crew Cadre,” from left: Doug Hurley, Eric Boe, Bob Behnken, and Suni Williams.
More than 50 people are in NASA’s astronaut corps, though 12 in the agency’s 2017 astronaut class are still training.
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NASA previously told Business Insider that anyone currently assigned to a space mission wouldn’t be picked for the Boeing and SpaceX flights. That left 33 “active” and eligible astronauts.
Four shoe-in picks were part of a “Commercial Crew Cadre” (pictured above): a group of astronauts who’ve worked with SpaceX and Boeing for three years to develop the new vehicles.
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