NASA Begins Hunt for New Astronauts

NASA Begins Hunt for New Astronauts -- SPACE.com
"The U.S. space agency announced Tuesday that it is accepting applications for its 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class. Would-be spaceflyers have until July 1, 2008 to apply, the agency said.
"They would begin duty at the Johnson Space Center in August 2009," NASA spokesperson Katherine Trinidad told SPACE.com of the new astronauts. Based in Houston, Texas, the Johnson Space Center (JSC) is home to NASA's space shuttle and ISS mission controls, as well as its astronaut corps.
After completing basic training, members of the 2009 astronaut class could go on to fly long-duration flights to the ISS or lunar flights aboard NASA's future Orion Crew Exploration Vehicles, NASA officials said."
http://www.space.com/news/070918_nasa_newastros.html

Want to be an astronaut? Here's your chance | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
"NASA posted a hiring notice for new astronauts Tuesday, seeking for the first time in almost 30 years men and women to fly aboard spacecraft other than the shuttle."
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5146727.html