72 candidates selected to vie for a spot in Canada’s team of astronauts
OTTAWA — A military fighter pilot, a navigation engineer for NASA, and a doctor specializing in brain and spinal injuries are among the candidates short-listed by the Canadian Space Agency to join the country’s team of astronauts.
The space agency released the list Wednesday of the 72 people selected out of the 3,772 applications submitted online for two new spots in its program.
Applications for the new positions were being accepted online until Aug. 15.
The space agency’s website lists 70 profiles of the people who made it through the first stage of the selection process. There are 23 women listed and the majority of the candidates are engineers, military personnel or medical professionals.